Changeling Troupe |
CAST Travis Edward Pike: Rhythm Guitar, Recorder and Vocals Marian Petrocelli: Keyboards and Vocals Melodie Bryant: Keyboards, Recorder and Vocals Ann Sanders: Vocals Steve Pugliesi: Keyboards Greg Bischoff: Lead Guitar Phil Cataldo: Electric Bass with Ken Park: Drums and Percussion and David Pinto: Emulator Pipe Organ YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN OFF YOUR POPUP BLOCKER TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO SAMPLES POSTED BELOW. |
Harlequin's Carnival1 | 3:47 | Phantoms4 | 1:51 |
Dance of the Nymphs and Gnomes2 | 1:08 | Reprise of the Fool5 | 2:19 |
Morningstone3 | 2:44 | The Witch (from Changeling)6 | 5:55 |
1 Elements of "Harlequin's Carnival" became "The Ball Dance" in the 1997 world premiere performance of "Grumpuss." In 2013, elements were again featured to suggest Santa's nocturnal visit in "Santa's Magic" in the spoken word compilation CD of "Odd Tales and Wonders: Stories in Rhyme." 2 "Dance of the Nymphs and Gnomes" may be heard today in the soundtrack to "The Lori," another of the tales told in the "Odd Tales and Wonders: Stories in Rhyme" CD. 3 Over time, "Changeling" evolved into "Morningstone,"a the lyrics were revised, and it became the title song for the new rock musical. 4 "Changeling" was a Faust-like fantasy. In this song, the "innocent" spells have unexpected potency, and the male and female leads begin to experience very different -- and ultimately dangerous, altered states of consciousness. 5 In this "Changeling" version, the "Reprise of The Fool" segues into an instrumental arrangement of "Dog, Roebuck and Lapwing." In the "Morningstone Music" CD, "The Fool" segues into "Dog, Roebuck and Lapwing," and the "Reprise of The Fool" segues into the rock concert performance of "The Fool." 6 "The Witch," integral to the "Changeling" plot, was re-recorded for "Morningstone," but cut from the show when it no longer served the plot. The underlying Passacaglia is a Baroque form, but the rhythmic motion of the strings deliberately suggests the romance of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Second Movement. In fact, the most heinous of the witch trials and burnings occurred in the early Baroque Period and by the start of the Romantic Period, had nearly come to an end. For "The Witch," Travis merged the two historic forms and added a subtle blues synchopation to set it within the scope of the modern musical vernacular. |
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