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Sweeney Score Analysis

1. The singer takes rhythmic liberties throughout the performance compared to the original cast recording, including cutting short or stretching dotted rhythms, altering note durations, and changing octaves in various measures. 2. Tempo and rhythms are often adjusted to follow the singer rather than what is written in the score, and sections are sometimes spoken rather than sung. 3. Additional changes include omitting written notes, sounds, and verses as well as adding rests not in the original score. The performance overall prioritizes the singer's interpretation over strict adherence to the score.

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Sweeney Score Analysis

1. The singer takes rhythmic liberties throughout the performance compared to the original cast recording, including cutting short or stretching dotted rhythms, altering note durations, and changing octaves in various measures. 2. Tempo and rhythms are often adjusted to follow the singer rather than what is written in the score, and sections are sometimes spoken rather than sung. 3. Additional changes include omitting written notes, sounds, and verses as well as adding rests not in the original score. The performance overall prioritizes the singer's interpretation over strict adherence to the score.

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Comparison of Score with Original Cast Recording Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street By Rehyan Rivera C3

1. Overture/Prologue The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -The tenor and baritone cut short the dotted rhythms. -In measure ! the tenor "um#ed to the higher octave. -$omen in measure %11 are an octave higher than written. &. 'o Place (i)e (ondon -Todd stretches the word *learn.+ in measure 1%. -Beggar $oman stretches the ends of her #hrases. -The #hrase *,on-t I )now you mister.+ has rests every two syllables . /. The Barber and his $ife -0easure &1% is turned into sort of a tri#let instead of straight 1th notes2 so is measure &&3. -0easure &&/ is stretched to ta)e over the whole measure. -4irst note in measure &&! is ta)en a third lower. -0ost of the 1th note rhythms have been somewhat altered. -0easure & &-s last note is held longer. -0easure & % has tenutos on the third and last note. . The $orst Pies in (ondon -The dotted #atterns on measures /& too /5 are cut short. -0s. (ovett adds the sound of blowing dust from something. -,otted notes in measures 5! to !1 are cut short. -6nding of song was slowed down and notes were stretched. -There are a lot of #ercussive notes in the score and not all of them were used. 5. Poor Thing -In the verse the 1th note rhythms are altered -,otted rhythm in measure &3 are cut short -In measure 157 she ta)es the higher octave on the first note. !. 0y 4riends -Synco#ation ta)en out of the *8loc)ed out of sight all these years.+ #hrase. -9hythm of duet is more conversational than written. -(ong notes in the beginning are cut short. 7. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -'o :hange 1. ;reen 4inch and (innet Bird -6nds of #hrases are stretched until the end of the measure.

-Tem#o follows the singer sometimes2 rather than the mar)ings in the score. -+dreaming+ *crowing+ *screaming+ have deglissandos to get to the lower notes. %. <h2 0iss -There-s a crescendo in *8but not even in (ondon+ though the mar)ing says sempre mezzo piano. 13. =ohanna >Part I and II? -0inor tem#o changes to follow the singer 11. Pirelli-s 0iracle 6li@ir -Tobias doesn-t hold the dotted notes -$asn-t able to tell changes2 too much overla##ing. 1&. The :ontest -9hythms follow singer in the beginning. -The 1th note rhythms are altered by the singer2 and even though the music doubles melody2 the music does the 1th notes as written. -'otes on *$ho says this.+ are different. -There-s a whole verse that isn-t in the score. -Tobias only does some of the grunts written. 1/. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd -The So#rano =oins the Tenor a measure later than written. 1 . $ait -The word *wait+ is stretched from a half to a whole note. -(ower note ta)en on *wait+ in measure 7&. 15. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd >Tenors? -'o :hange 1!. =ohanna >=udge? -9hythms are freer than written -Scoo#s into some notes -Screaming in some of the words. 17. Aiss 0e -'o :hange 11. (adies in their Sensitivities -There were short rests added to tied #hrases. 1%. Pretty $omen -+(ord+ is stretched -Slight rhythm changes in the legato #hrases.

&3. 6#i#hany -Stretched the end of *8now he-ll never come again+ and *8but not for long+. -0easures 5 to !3 are mostly s#o)en. -+Salvation+ is stretched. &1. < (ittle Priest -Berse is slower than written. -Song in general is faster than written. -(ots of freedom in verse rhythm. -1th and Cuarter note rhythms are stretched or shortened according to the rhythm. -< higher note is ta)en on the *down+ in measure 1%7. -She does not sing the first measure of the duet #art in the end. &&. ;od2 That-s ;oodD -9itardando in *=ust inside of these door+. -+Throw the old woman out+ is mostly s#o)en throughout the song. -0ost of 0s. (ovett-s Cuarter notes are sung as marcato. &/. =ohanna >act &? -<nthony cuts the ends of his #hrases when he has duets with Sweeney. -+:ity on fire+ endings are stretched. -The Beggar $oman-s #art is more s#o)en. & . By the Sea -4reedom in the rhythms and some s#o)en #arts in the beginning of the song. &5. $igma)er SeCuence/ (etter -'o change &!. 'ot while I-m <round -Shortened #hrase endings. -0usic does a ritardando before the *'ot to worry..+ #hrase. -Slight rhythm changes in the verse. -9itardando in the end of the song. &7. Parlor Songs -4reedom of rhythm and tem#o to follow singer. -Tobias Starts singing later than written in the song. &1. :ity on 4ire/ 4inal SeCuence -<nthony-s rhythm in E<h2 0iss- is freer2 he slows down the tri#lets and adds rests. -+Fey don-t I )now you 0ister+ has rests every two syllables again. -0easure 1 to 17 are s#o)en in EThe =udge-s 9eturn-. -The E4inal Scene- rhythms are not straight 1th notes as written.

&%. 4inale/ Ballad of Sweeney Todd -They added So#ranos doubling the octave for the final *The ,emon Barber of 4leet Street+.

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