Tim Carter

The Making of an American Musical, Revised and Expanded Edition

Oklahoma!

Lecturer in Music Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Tim Carter

This collection of reprinted essays starts from the author's doctoral research on Jacopo Peri and the rise of opera and solo song in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Florence. It extends to broader issues concerning music and patronage in the city as they affected individual composers, patrons and institutions, and thence to the commerce of music printing and the book trade. It concludes with an attempt to suggest a broader view of these various issues as they impact upon musical life in the 'provinces' in Tuscany. There is a great deal of new documentary and other information here, but the aim is also to expand methodological horizons so as to prompt new ways of thinking about music in its contexts.

Music, Patronage and Printing in Late Renaissance Florence

Carousel (1945), with music by Richard Rodgers and the book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, was their second collaboration following the surprising success of Oklahoma! (1943). They worked again with Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner of the Theatre Guild (producers), Rouben Mamoulian (director), and Agnes de Mille (choreographer). But with Oklahoma! still running to sell-out houses, they needed to do something quite different. Based on a play, Liliom (1909), by the Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár, Carousel took Broadway musical theater in far darker directions because of its subject matter-the protagonist, Billy Bigelow, is wholly an anti-hero-and also given its extensive music that some claimed came close to opera. The action is shifted from a gritty working-class suburb of Budapest to the New England coast (Maine), but the themes remain the same as two social misfits try to survive harsh economic times. Billy Bigelow is unemployed, prone to domestic violence, and dies in the course of committing a robbery; Julie Jordan sticks by him through thick and thin; and the show seeks some manner of redemption for both of them as Billy is given a day back on earth to do some good for his wife and their daughter. Troubling though these matters are nowadays, they fit squarely in the context of a country moving through the end of World War II to an uncertain future. Not for nothing had composers such as Giacomo Puccini and Kurt Weill already tried to persuade Molnár to release his play. It also led Rodgers and Hammerstein to new heights: songs such as "If I Loved You," Billy's "Soliloquy," and "You'll Never Walk Alone" transformed the American musical. In this book, we discover how and why they came about, and exactly what Carousel was trying to achieve.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel

DOGS UNLEASHED: From On-Leash To Off-Leash - Leash Training For Dog Lovers A comprehensive no-nonsense description of the most successful leash training tricks - compiled by Tim Carter, founder of the largest breed authority site in the world. Stressed during dog walks? Your dog pulling you down the road? Doesn't heel when you need it? Doesn't come when you call? You already had the shoulder, elbow, wrist, or back strained?? Enough is enough! No more dreaded dog walks. No more pain. No more stress. Start to ENJOY dog walking again. Get your dog to HEEL when needed. UNLEASH your dog safely. Walk OFF-LEASH much more. RECALL your dog reliably from the most tempting distractions. This book is complete. You'll even learn about different collars and different leashes, harness, head collar, ID tag, everything. What you need, and what you don't need. Don't get this book if you are the commander type of dog owner. - Get this book if you are a liberal dog owner, if you love your dog, if you want to have a happy dog. And if you want to be happy yourself. Including during dog walks. ...everything included that makes dog walking joyful again! "Never crossed my mind to read about leash training but chuffed I did!" "Invaluable! This is exactly what we needed - thank you so much" Forget the 1960ies dog training techniques others still teach you. Say goodbye to your troubles and worries with your dog or puppy, on the leash and off-leash! Join the forefront of dog training insight. Now.

Leash Training for Dog Lovers

Dogs Unleashed - From On-Leash to Off-Leash

Carousel (1945), with music by Richard Rodgers and the book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, was their second collaboration following the surprising success of Oklahoma! (1943). They worked again with Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner of the Theatre Guild (producers), Rouben Mamoulian (director), and Agnes de Mille (choreographer). But with Oklahoma! still running to sell-out houses, they needed to do something quite different. Based on a play, Liliom (1909), by the Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar, Carousel took Broadway musical theater in far darker directions because of its subject matter-the protagonist, Billy Bigelow, is wholly an anti-hero-and also given its extensive music that some claimed came close to opera. The action is shifted from a gritty working-class suburb of Budapest to the New England coast (Maine), but the themes remain the same as two social misfits try to survive harsh economic times. Billy Bigelow is unemployed, prone to domestic violence, and dies in the course of committing a robbery; Julie Jordan sticks by him through thick and thin; and the show seeks some manner of redemption for both of them as Billy is given a day back on earth to do some good for his wife and their daughter. Troubling though these matters are nowadays, they fit squarely in the context of a country moving through the end of World War II to an uncertain future. Not for nothing had composers such as Giacomo Puccini and Kurt Weill already tried to persuade Molnar to release his play. It also led Rodgers and Hammerstein to new heights: songs such as "If I Loved You," Billy's "Soliloquy," and "You'll Never Walk Alone" transformed the American musical. In this book, we discover how and why they came about, and exactly what Carousel was trying to achieve.

Katia Carter

This book supports students preparing for Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE English as a Second Language (0510 / 0511 / 0991). The full-colour exam preparation and practice book contains four guided practice tests, audio and video to build confidence ready for the revised exam from 2019. It takes an active learning approach with a test-teach-test methodology. This encourages students to think about how they are developing language skills, helping them progress. Full sample answers with examiner comments and grades are included to help students understand what is required in the writing and speaking exams. This is part of the Cambridge IGCSE ESL toolbox of resources - the widest choice of resources for this qualification.

Cambridge IGCSE® English as a Second Language Exam Preparation and Practice with Audio CDs (2)

DOG TRAINING TOOLKIT - The World's OnlyThis is Tim's book that has been called "The greatest invention since the emergence of dogs". If you are still fairly new to dogs then the Dog Training Toolkit is too advanced, as it is way ahead of all dog training advice you find elsewhere. So clearly, this Toolkit is not for beginners. But if you think you already know a lot about dog training then the Dog Training Toolkit may be just what you need. It is more than a book. It is the most practical approach to dog training you will ever find. The Dog Training Toolkit provides an abundance of tools that you can use to make your dog behave the way you want: well! Of course the Toolkit too features Behavior Training, Tim's proprietary dog training approach so much loved by his loyal fan base. In fact, the Toolkit is the foundation of Behavior Training. The Toolkit allows to train your dog anything you want, without the problems that Obedience Training entails. Note that the Dog Training Toolkit is more relevant for adult dog training. While it is also helpful for puppy training, puppies do not yet consciously focus as much on our behavior as adult dogs do. Tim advises to "use roughly half-half for your puppy, half Obedience Training and half Behavior Training. By the time you have an adult dog, pretty much all Obedience Training should be finished. Now give all attention to your Behavior Training". The Toolkit revolutionizes dog training all across the globe. The Toolkit lays out all dog training tools in an easy-to-follow structure. The Toolkit is what allows Tim's mygermanshepherd.org the gentle dog training that works even with the most difficult rescue dogs. The Dog Training Toolkit can be summarized like Tim does: "Why use Commands when you have Tools?" - Use less commands, simply behave better, and you will have a better-behaved dog. The Dog Training Toolkit shows how to behave better with dogs. NOTE: Do NOT get this if you are fairly new to dogs, it will stretch you too far! The Dog Training Toolkit is the Master class of dog training. Don't use Force, Don't use Fear, Don't Yell and Don't Shriek. Forget 'Training Collars' and 'Treat Training'. Forget Obedience Training. - Use the Dog Training Toolkit.Join the forefront of dog training insight. Start TODAY

A Practical Approach to a Better Dog-Human Relationship - For Dog Lovers Only!

Dog Training Toolkit

""Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway on 31 March 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. When this book was first published in 2007, it offered the first fully documented history of the making of the show based on archival materials, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources. The present revised edition draws still further on newly uncovered sources to provide an even clearer account of a work that many have claimed fundamentally changed Broadway musical theater. It is filled with rich and fascinating details about the play on which Oklahoma! was based (Lynn Riggs's Green Grow the Lilacs); on what encouraged Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner of the Guild to bring Rodgers and Hammerstein together for their first collaboration; on how Rouben Mamoulian and Agnes de Mille became the director and choreographer; on the drafts and revisions that led the show toward its final shape; and on the rehearsals and tryouts that brought it to fruition. It also examines the lofty aspirations and the mythmaking that surrounded Oklahoma! from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.""--

Cambridge University Press

John Butt

A comprehensive study of European musical culture in the seventeenth century.

The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music

From Dafne to Ulisse Errante

Composing Opera

First published in 2007, "Oklahoma!": The Making of an American Musical tells the full story of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Author Tim Carter examines archival materials, manuscripts, and journalism, and the lofty aspirations and mythmaking that surrounded the musical from its very inception. The book made for a watershed moment in the study of the American musical: the first well-researched, serious musical analysis of this landmark show by a musicologist, it was also one of the first biographies of a musical, transforming a field that had previously tended to orient itself around creators rather than creations. In this new and fully revised edition, Carter draws further on recently released sources, including the Rouben Mamoulian Papers at the Library of Congress, with additional correspondence, contracts, and even new versions of the working script used - and annotated - throughout the show's rehearsal process. Carter also focuses on the key players and concepts behind the musical, including the original play on which it was based (Lynn Riggs's Green Grow the Lilacs) and the Theatre Guild's Theresa Helburn and Lawrence Langner, who fatefully brought Rodgers and Hammerstein together for their first collaboration. The crucial new perspectives these revisions and additions provide make this edition of Carter's seminal work a compulsory purchase for all teachers, students, and lovers of musical theater.

The Cambridge Core IGCSE English as a Second Language series helps Core level students perform to the best of their ability.

Cambridge IGCSE® Core English as a Second Language Teacher's Book

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Le nozze di Figaro (1786) was Mozart's first mature opera buffa. It was also the first of his three major collaborations with the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Unlike Don Giovanni (1787) and Così fan tutte (1790), Figaro has few obvious problems, and even if it is not without flaws, it nevertheless contains a remarkable mixture of all those elements that go to produce a good opera: a sound plot, a well-structured text and fine music. This opera handbook examines the work from historical and musical perspectives, to set it in the context of Mozart's age.

Le Nozze Di Figaro

Fellow of King's College Cambridge Lecturer in Music Iain Fenlon

Nigel Fortune

Iain Fenlon

The seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were an exciting time in Italian music, and this collection of essays by leading European, British, and American musicologists seeks to consolidate the recent growth of interest in the field, with discussions of leading composers (including Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Handel), theatrical and secular vocal music, and iconography.

Studies in Italian Opera, Song, and Dance, 1580-1740

Con Che Soavità

"Eschewing the technical musical detail that all too often dominates writing on opera, Carter begins instead where the composers themselves did: with the text. Walking readers through the relationship between music and poetry that lies at the heart of any opera, Carter then offers explorations of five of the most enduring and emblematic Italian operas: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea; Handel's Julius Caesar in Egypt; Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro; Verdi's Rigoletto; and Puccini's La Bohaeme"--Dust jacket flap.

Understanding Italian Opera

Nicholas Cook

Anthony Pople

Professional Research Fellow Nicholas Cook

"Music" referred only to the artistic, classical tradition of Western Europe and North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. However, several different traditions emerged by the end of the century. Written by experts in the field, this book surveys how the Western tradition was affected by the development of jazz, popular music, and world music and links the history of music with that of its social contexts.

W. T. Westbrook

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