Posted by Jody on 8/12/2008, 7:08 pm, in reply to "Re: An audition call for Jane"
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Hi! I had the same question. Here's a quote from wikipedia that might explain why no JRB.
It's under the heading "Musical Style."
"Brown has many trademarks in his composing style. His piano music is often extremely rhythmically challenging; his sheet music is released in a mostly unmodified format, posing many challenges to anyone who tries to play it. His songs are by no means easy to sing, either, with his choral music including many complex and unconventional harmonies and his songs (for men, in particular) covering a very wide vocal range. Most of his songs are written in AABA' format, the exceptions coming mostly in his show Parade. Perhaps most characteristic are his love duets; all three (I'd Give it All for You from Songs, The Next 10 Minutes from L5Y, and All the Wasted Time from Parade) are written in a very distinct format: male-female-both, compound time in the duet section (two using hemiola), and two of the three end with the couple singing the same pitch."
Wikipedia_JRB
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: I think JRB is known for his long story
: songs - not the sort you would want to do
: for a quick audition. That's my guess
: anyway.
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: lisa
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: But why no JRB?
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: Maybe they want "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H, I've
: got a gal in Kalamazoo..." instead!
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