The Musical Moral of Into The Woods
Added 2021-05-01 02:13:57 +0000 UTCI'M BACK
And very happy to come back with an old favorite.
I LOVE Into The Woods and was just waiting for the right time to talk about it on the channel.
I figured that after all the chaos that was the last few months it'd be nice to ease back in with a show I was really familiar with, so here we are!
Funny story:
So in "Sondheim on Music" by Mark Horowitz, Sondheim actually mentions that there's no "Intellectual" reason he inverted the bean theme in "No One Is Alone," and that the point was that the bean theme was just present at the moment where everyone came together.
I like to think that that was Sondheim being humble? Because through multiple (and mean MULTIPLE) rewatches I haven't been able to find theme inverted anywhere else, or retrograded, or retrograde-inverted, which, to me, makes that inversion feel like one of, if not THE farthest transformation from it's initial statement.
It's kind of an interesting discussion to have about death of the author and all that, but I very much wanted to make it clear that that's how I read the show, what you get out of it might be different, and I think that's really cool!
But that's it from me for now
And as always,
Thank you for your continued support
I literally could not do this without you
Comments
Rachel - or anyone - want to beta-read a screenplay libretto? contact me via https://gettr.com/i/americasmansman thanks!
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2024-02-08 19:43:57 +0000 UTCI watched this before and after watching the musical itself and I really love your videos in general, but this one was especially fun
Rachel Krown
2021-05-25 04:00:34 +0000 UTCI absolutely adored this video!! I’m a diehard Sondheim fan—even moreso every time you talk about him and provide more insight on his methodology. Music theory doesn’t come naturally to me, but it never ceases to fascinate me; your videos always inspire to me to further examine the intricacies of the music in my favorite pieces of media. It’s so rewarding, even if it feels difficult. After this video, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the motifs and variations in Sondheim’s Assassins and how they clarify and underscore the themes of the show! I want to thank you for reigniting that spark of enthusiasm for music analysis through your content. It’s not only informative and engaging, but also a source of joy and motivation, for me and many others. 💛
Theo Li Schneider
2021-05-17 07:28:04 +0000 UTC
