- that trill sequence from ‘for i am blithe and i am gay’, especially when it’s pulled off perfectly
- THE ENEMY OF ONE, THE, ENEMY OF ALL IS
- when ‘in a doleful train’ and ‘is this not ridiculous’ come together and its sung as a chorus duet and just. !!
- all of bunthorne’s melody in that same song. i’m ridiculously fond of it. it’s such a bouncy tune
- patience and angela’s duet where they switch between having the melody in major and minor keys. especially when angela comes in for the first time.
- the harmony at the end of patience and grosvenor’s duet.
- ‘such-a-judge-of-blue-and-white-and-ot-her-kinds-of-pot-ter-y-’
- all of the unaccompanied harmony in the act one finale because it sounds so nice
- angela’s solo when she notices grosvenor for the first time. especially the key change.
- technically not a musical bit but the ‘oh fuck they love him’/’oh fuck they love him’/’OH FUCK THEY LOVE ME’ bit is wonderful
- “a silver churn?!”/”a silver churn!”
- jane and bunthorne’s duet. all of it. trading lines and singing over each other. it’s so good
- the low harmony in the quintette where they sing ‘x shall have to be contented with our heartfelt sympathy’ just before hitting the chorus properly
- the finale. the fact that it’s basically less than a minute long. the main melody is bouncy and catchy and when everybody joins in for the harmony it’s so loud and good.
I would make an argument for the soprano re-entry in I hear the soft note but then I would, it’s my part
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absolutely agreed on the above but may i also proffer:
-that bit in if you want a receipt when the colonel is just going AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH while all the dragoons go YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
-when you have a v good tenor in the ‘a teardrop dews each martial eyyYYYyyyyyyyyye’
also not music but why is ‘we are all fond of toffee’ ‘WE ARE’ so hilarious
- also: ‘are you going a ticket for to buy’/‘most certainly i am – why shouldn’t i?’ because that octave leap is grand and impressive
- also not a music thing but ‘do you yearn?’/‘i earn my living???’ is always fucking hilarious to me
What about the repetition of the phrase “he was a little boy” with the meaning tweaked each time by placing emphasis on a different word?
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