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Hey guys! I'm new to this forum so here's something I've been working on recently ... The Perfect Line is a musical I wrote between May and November 2017. It's a story about young writer in 1960s who wants to pursue his dream of becoming a famous poet but when he moves to New York City, he instantly falls in love with a wrong person and has to deal with other, more serious problems. I absolutely adore music of Bernstein and Sondheim (but also have a thing for contemporary musical theatre) so they were obviously a huge inspiration and influence while writing this score. I use classical forms (such as chaconne, rondo, sonata form in overture) as well as simple song forms there, try to combine interesting harmonies and rhythms with accessible melodies/overall musical language. I wrote both book/lyrics and music, and it was orchestrated for full orchestra only for the premiere performance, normally it would be for smaller ensemble. Also, all the roles are sung by actors, not classically trained singers - they're not always rhythmically exactly accurate and that's not even what I wanted them to do. I believe that MT is mainly about acting, not about singing (at least not the way opera is). I attach few songs from it with the vocal-piano score. Any feedback is appreciated! :) Audio:
