author: herbert d marshall

... Dear Old Shiz” from Wicked. Unfettered by a baton, I may use fingers to signal clear releases, sustaining voiced consonants (the “zzzzzzzz” on “Shiz”), subdivisions, and holding some voices while others resolve (the ubiquitous 4–3 ...

... Thoroughly Modern Millie, however, the ensemble sings in a jazz/belt style for most of the piece, except for “The ... script of Millie, you are in the flapper era and audiating sounds from the early days of American jazz. For contrast ...

... Hey There” from The Pajama Game The original Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin' modeling stride piano on “Handful of Keys” and imitating the entire band on “Honeysuckle Band” (continued) 1. Kathryn Green et al., “Trends in Musical ...