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+.