On Jul 7, 12:12=A0am, MaryLyon <MaryL...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>why are these songs so short, with just one verse and
> chorus? Am I correct in envisioning a dance break or instrumental part
> in the middle to lengthen them when performed?
=46rom the scores I've seen, you're correct.
But I've an opinion on this: It's an aesthetic. Songwriters then
believed in stating a point and then getting on with the show. It's
one of my biggest complaints with today's tunesmiths, very few believe
in brevity. In my last musical, the longest number lasted 3:20
(including a lot of dialogue in between verses); average length:
1:43. In the Last Jason Robert Brown epic, there's no dialogue, the
shortest song is 3:36 and the average length is 4:43. I often wonder
if he thinks he's paid by the note.
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