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WGU D198 Task 3 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
ANALYZING..MUSIC
“Symphonic..Dances”..from..West..Side..Story..by..Leonard..Bernstein
Bernstein:..Symphonic..Dances..from..»West..Side..Story«..∙..hr-
Sinfonieorchester..∙..Andrés..Orozco-Estrada..(youtube.com)
GENRE..DEVELOPMENT
“Symphonic..Dances”..from..West..Side..Story..falls..into..the..music..theater..genre...In..the..late
..1800s,..there..was..an..increased..interest..in..plays..that..combined..dialogue,..music,..and..dance.
Musical..theater..in..the..US..was..formed..from..multiple..European..performance..traditions...Popular..
in..France,..Britain,..and..other..European..nations..in..the..1850s,..the..Operetta..greatly..influenced..th
e..development..of..the..musical..theater..genre..(Woodard,..2021)...The..beginning..of..World..War..I..
brought..about..a..new..era..in..musical..theater:..musical..comedy...During..this..time,..New..York..Cit
y..was..an..essential..place..for..entertainment...The..shows..were..mixtures..of..vaudeville,..burlesque..
shows,..and..minstrel..shows...As..time..went..on,..clothes..and..subject..topics..got..riskier.
Throughout..World..War..II,..musical..theater..entered..a..golden..age...The..audiences..wanted..
more..depth..in..their..entertainment...The..songs..and..dances..shifted..from..simple,..showy..moves..to.
.plot..devices...Musicals..grew..more..complex..and..widespread..over..time,..sometimes..involving..de
eper..themes..about..relevant..issues...Broadway..officially..started..performing..in..1924..in..New..Yor
k...Throughout..its..lifetime,..Musical..theater..has..reflected..the..United..States’..ever-
evolving..cultural..and..social..landscape.
WGU D198 Task 3 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
ANALYZING..MUSIC
“Symphonic..Dances”..from..West..Side..Story..by..Leonard..Bernstein
Bernstein:..Symphonic..Dances..from..»West..Side..Story«..∙..hr-
Sinfonieorchester..∙..Andrés..Orozco-Estrada..(youtube.com)
GENRE..DEVELOPMENT
“Symphonic..Dances”..from..West..Side..Story..falls..into..the..music..theater..genre...In..the..late
..1800s,..there..was..an..increased..interest..in..plays..that..combined..dialogue,..music,..and..dance.
Musical..theater..in..the..US..was..formed..from..multiple..European..performance..traditions...Popular..
in..France,..Britain,..and..other..European..nations..in..the..1850s,..the..Operetta..greatly..influenced..th
e..development..of..the..musical..theater..genre..(Woodard,..2021)...The..beginning..of..World..War..I..
brought..about..a..new..era..in..musical..theater:..musical..comedy...During..this..time,..New..York..Cit
y..was..an..essential..place..for..entertainment...The..shows..were..mixtures..of..vaudeville,..burlesque..
shows,..and..minstrel..shows...As..time..went..on,..clothes..and..subject..topics..got..riskier.
Throughout..World..War..II,..musical..theater..entered..a..golden..age...The..audiences..wanted..
more..depth..in..their..entertainment...The..songs..and..dances..shifted..from..simple,..showy..moves..to.
.plot..devices...Musicals..grew..more..complex..and..widespread..over..time,..sometimes..involving..de
eper..themes..about..relevant..issues...Broadway..officially..started..performing..in..1924..in..New..Yor
k...Throughout..its..lifetime,..Musical..theater..has..reflected..the..United..States’..ever-
evolving..cultural..and..social..landscape.
