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Slovenská hudba, Vol. 47, No 3, p.225-250, 2021

Title: Hudobnopsychologický profil rockovej opery Jesus Christ Superstar
Author: Zuzana Hubinská, Ivana Lacková, Dominika Sondorová

Abstract: A Music-psychological Profile of the Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar

The study focuses on the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and librettist Tim Rice. In its first part the study deals with the circumstances of the origination of the work. The second part discusses the psychological description of its characters. It interprets the results of a comparison of characters of the original Biblical story with the rock opera libretto. In its closing part the contribution brings a brief description of the musical language of the work and the musical expressive means of its main characters.

Keywords: Jesus Christ Superstar; rock opera; main characters; psychological typology; musical characteristics
Published online: 13-Oct-2021
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 3 Page From: 225, Page To: 250
doi:10.4149/SH_2021_3_2


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