tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059235780930406044.post6609166268586671399..comments2013-07-11T19:42:04.591-05:00Comments on Going 40 and Forward: PeaceScott Rohrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849255157125487663noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059235780930406044.post-85054675684571330232010-07-12T18:21:14.351-05:002010-07-12T18:21:14.351-05:00What will we call this phenomena? Transporting sni...What will we call this phenomena? Transporting snippets (TS)? As in, “My favorite moment of sarcastic TS is in Hedwig, when she has to listen to her trailerpark neighbor play Whitney Houston’s “I will always love you” ad infinitum."<br /><br />Most of my personal TS inducers are from musical theater…<br /><br />Musical: Ragtime<br />Song: Back to Before<br />Line (Mother): You were my sky, my moon and my stars and my ocean<br />Why: Reminds me of a favorite ee cummings poem; what’s not to like about a major arpeggio (her perfect life, orderly and straight) that gets messed up by the 7th (falling in love with someone other than her husband, pulling her off the path)? <br /><br />Musical: Seussical<br />Song: Just before the finale<br />Line (Gertrude): I have wings. Yes, I can fly. You’ll teach him earth, and I will teach him sky.<br />Why: It took me about 30 times through to be able to sing it without crying. I just kept trying. I’m tearing up now.<br /><br />Musical: Secret Garden<br />Song: Opening<br />Lines (Lily): Clusters of crocus, <br />Purple and gold<br />Blankets of pansies,<br />Up from the cold.<br />Lilies and iris,<br />Safe from the chill.<br />Safe in my garden,<br />Snowdrops so still.<br />Why: I like to harmonize with Rebecca Luker on “gold.” It’s SOOOO short and beautiful. And totally perfect for a soprano. The next “song” is dissonant. So why not keep playing the first refrain over and over and over?annwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156985265566637062noreply@blogger.com