Composition of Musical

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Coursework: composition of musical

I have been given a task to compose a musical, with lyrics.

My composition is for a musical. It has been written to fit to one of Shakespeare’s, most famous sonnets.

The basic story behind my composition is, a tale of two lovers, who cannot be together because of their roles in society, the musical is basically a modern version of Romeo and Juliet.

I started my composition by finding the chords/ ground base.

I started with the chords A, C, E, then moved on to the chords G, B, D and F, A, C. In the chord A, C, E I used a C sharp to offer a happier/brighter feel to the piece. This would have made the piece in to a major chord.

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I changed my original chord without the C sharp; because it did not offer the right feeling to the effect I was trying to put across.

To begin my melody again I used what I had for the chords but played them separately, my idea was to stick with as many of the same notes as possible, so the music had a sweet blend or harmony all the way through. This basically meant that I had to use simple chord structures, and a basic melody.

I have added a few sharp notes throughout the piece and one or ...

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It would seem that the writer has had a clear idea of what they are trying to achieve although their application of musical vocabulary is limited at times. I would have liked to see more detail in the essay perhaps referring to specific bar numbers within the composition.