| Contents |
Introduction -- Some basic terminology -- Need energy in lyric analysis -- Life force energy in lyric analysis -- Alignment energy in lyric analysis -- Growth moment energy in lyric analysis -- Basic need and life force energy characteristics in music analysis -- The need energy music circle of truth -- The life force energy music circle of truth -- The ground plan -- The analytical process -- 1927, the birth of the musical: Show boat -- 1940s, the beginning of the Golden Age: Oklahoma! -- 1950s, The late Golden Age: West Side Story -- 1960s, the extravaganza musical: Fiddler on the roof -- 1970s, the concept musical: The wiz -- Stephen Sondheim, the through-music musical: Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street -- 1980s, the spectacle musical: The phantom of the opera -- 1990s, the voice of a new generation: Rent -- 2000s, corporate Broadway, gems in the rough: Spring Awakening -- 2015, what will the future bring?: Hamilton -- Conclusion. |
