USE OF MUSIC IN A PLAY
Music as an art of the theater has its roots in primitive ritual and ceremony and its branches in every modern means of theatrical presentation. Its functions are as varied as the forms require and range from being the primary reason for performance, as in opera, to mere noise, filling a vacuum in imagination for some screen and stage presentations. Theater music is all music composed to govern, enhance, or support a theatrical conception. Music composed for theatrical purposes obeys different laws than does the music for concert performance or conventional opera. Whereas in opera the music dictates the form in which the dramatic visual imagery is presented and governs its development, in other kinds of theater the music is, at best, an equal partner among its principal elements. In concert, of course, the music is the sole factor that determines the experience. Theatrical music is variously related to the type of a character and his behavior. Music can accompany character's actions such as movement and his behavior. In some instances music is dominant, in some it is subservient. If a character is moving quickly, you would have an instrument such as a violin playing rapidly and have i
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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