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  2. The Broadway Melody - Wikipedia

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    The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.It was one of the early musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. [4]

  3. List of compositions by George Gershwin - Wikipedia

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    Rumba Sequence, music completely different from the Cuban Overture; (I've Got) Beginner's Luck (dance), written to accompany a scene of Astaire's rehearsing to a "record" which eventually skips; They Can't Take That Away from Me: this sequence is in the form of a foxtrot, one of Gershwin's favorites from the score;

  4. Sequence (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a sequence is the restatement of a motif or longer melodic (or harmonic) passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice. [1] It is one of the most common and simple methods of elaborating a melody in eighteenth and nineteenth century classical music [1] (Classical period and Romantic music).

  5. Gold Diggers of 1933 - Wikipedia

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    English. Budget. $433,000 [2][3][4] Box office. $3,231,000 (worldwide rentals) [3][4] Gold Diggers of 1933 is an American pre-Code musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It starred Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline ...

  6. Musical theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Black Crook was a hit musical on Broadway in 1866. [1]Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.

  7. Musical phrasing - Wikipedia

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    Musical phrasing is the method by which a musician shapes a sequence of notes in a passage of music to allow expression, much like when speaking English a phrase may be written identically but may be spoken differently, and is named for the interpretation of small units of time known as phrases (half of a period).

  8. Title sequence - Wikipedia

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    A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television programmes present their title and key production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often an opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video). [1] It typically includes (or begins) the text of the opening ...

  9. Up opening sequence - Wikipedia

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    Up. opening sequence. The opening sequence to the 2009 Disney - Pixar film Up (sometimes referred to as " Married Life " after the accompanying instrumental piece, [1] the Up montage, or including the rest of the prologue The First 10 Minutes of Up) has become known as a cultural milestone and a key element to the film's success. [2]