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Stephen Sondheim quotes about song

American Composer March 22, 1930

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If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to be a song. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly..."
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I..."
I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "There's something inimical about the camera and song."
There's something inimical about the camera and song. Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim quote: "A close-up on screen can say all a song can."
A close-up on screen can say all a song can. Stephen Sondheim
On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point. Stephen Sondheim
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. Stephen Sondheim

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