Songs With Brilliant Overlapping- Page 3

[Color and Light]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 7:31pm

"God, That's Good" - Sweeney Todd

And I love the overlapping at the end of "The Ballad of Guiteau" from Assassins - particularly on the 2004 revival recording.

[Liz_Bennet]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 11:28pm

It's called counterpoint. Two or more melodic lines of more or less equal importance sounding simultaneously. As opposed to homophonic textures, which feature one melody with harmony and/or accompaniment (or, as my friend says, "I'm not homophonic- I like gay people.").

The quartet Johanna from Sweeney Act II gets me every time.
A Weekend in the Country from Little Night Music
The Act I finale of West Side Story
Aiutami from Piazza

[Isabella2]

Posted: 10/23/05 at 11:51pm

God That's Good - Sweeney
I freakin 6th Kiss Me/ Ladies in their sensitivities!!!! whooooo!
(my sister and i seemed to be the only ones laughing when anthony was saying i have a plan, a plan a plan. Did anyone else find this amsuing/)
Ever After - Into The Woods
Hey no one said this one yet! Pirelli's Magical Elixer - Sweeney Todd (it's like the same thing as god that's good, for god's sake!)
and the finale of Act one of Candide
also, Life Is Happiness Indeed - Candide.

[defying_gravity2]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 12:43am

Will I- RENT
I'll Cover You(Reprise)- RENT
What Is Ths Feeling?- Wicked
A Step Too Far- Aida
Poor Child- The Wild Party(Lippa)

[CostumeMistress]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 12:47am

Also from Secret Garden - Where in the World/How Could I Ever Know... chills!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 1:04am

The Music Man has a couple but Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little has always been my fav.

[mizzie]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 8:42am

One Day More - Les Misérables
The I Love You Song - Spelling Bee - it gives me chills
Johanna - Sweeney Todd
God That's Good - Sweeney Todd
Pirelli's Miricle Elixer - Sweeney Todd

You know what! Just about anything from Sweeney and Into The Woods! Most of Les Mis also has great overlapping.

[SayWhyNot]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 8:59am

Thanks for mentioning "One Day More" from Les Miz, mizzie. In its day, it was probably the most magically moving piece of counterpoint I'd ever experienced.

I'd add "Hello, Twelve" and "At the Ballet" ("That I was BORN to help their marriage . . ." - awesome) from A Chorus Line.

Posted: 10/24/05 at 9:04am

I forgot to add Moonfall and Moonfall Quartet from Drood

[Sant]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 1:55pm

Cell Block Tango - CHICAGO

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 2:21pm

Some of my favorite contrapuntal songs are, and, I'm surprised no one has mentioned these, Irving Berlin's AN OLD FASHIONED WEDDING from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and YOU'RE JUST IN LOVE from CALL ME MADAM.
Updated On: 10/24/05 at 02:21 PM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 2:36pm

"Into the Woods" from Into the Woods - such a long song

[JulianHookbucks]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 3:18pm

not exactly amazing, but still fun to sing.

The opening to Footloose
The opening to Grand Hotel

and the all time most amazing, IMO, Quintet from WSS.

[EugLoven]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 3:24pm

"Poor Child" - The Wild Party [Lippa]
"Autumn/Finale" - Titanic
"To The Life Boats" - Titanic
"Christmas Bells" - Rent
"God That's Good" - Sweeney
"Company" - Company
"Octet" - Piazza
Updated On: 10/24/05 at 03:24 PM

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 10/24/05 at 3:28pm

"Do You Know What It's Like?" ~ Zanna, Don't!

It's just beautiful and heartbreaking