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blackjack

Analysis of music?

Hi, I know this is a bit of a long shot but...

Can anyone give me a brief analysis of the way the music in POTO is integrated with the drama i.e. motifs/themes for certain characters etc?
I've tried looking on google but can't find anything and i figured you guys were the best to ask! (I've got to study it for a music exam)

Any help would be appreciated
Cheers!
Pianist391

Music Analysis

Well, I can say this:
Each character is given a liet motiv (specific musical theme, which is repeated many times usually), much alike to whats done in a real opera, which helps dramacize their presence and significance in certain scenes. We all probably know the phantom's and managers' liefmotifs-since they are the most obvious. Also, I like how ALW gives certain imagery to his music, like in Little-lotte "father playing the voilin" and then in comes the violin, or right before the graveyard scene, the violin solo, as an allusion to Christine's father, the violinist.
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