Low male voice repertoire in contemporary musical theatre: a studio and performance guide of selected songs 1996-2020 by

Measures Tonal 
Center 
Compositional Notes 
Lyric 
Subtext 
Form 
mm. 1-21 
C minor 
Slow harmonic rhythm where chords 
shift on downbeats draws attention to 
text and speech-like quality of 
melodic line. 
Recollect Intro 
mm. 21-24 Transitioning Use of secondary and altered 
dominants, tritone substitutions to 
modulate down to Bb minor for the 
second verse. 
No text 
Interlude 
mm. 26-41 B
♭ minor 
Slow harmonic rhythm continues 
similar to intro. 
To long, to 
pine after 
Verse 
mm. 42-52 D
♭ major* 
Placing melody on extended and/or 
dissonant chord tones drives sense of 
instability and forward moving line. 
Cry, lament 
Bridge 
mm. 53-56 Transitioning Ambiguous chords mix scalar modes 
to provide dissonant pads underneath 
lamenting lyrical lines. 
Cry, lament 
continues 
End of Bridge 
mm. 57-71 B
♭ minor 
Truncated verse begins with the same 
harmonic rhythm and sequence of 
previous verses, but features a broader 
use of treble keyboard range to 
amplify angst under the sustained 
vocal lines. The tenor voice of the 
piano (left-hand after pedal tone down 
beats) imitates a slow tango line. 
Bitter 
reflection 
Modified Verse 
Sources: Data adapted from Tony Danza, “Out of the Sun,” track 6 on Honeymoon In Vegas: The Musical (Original 
Broadway Cast Recording), Universal Music Enterprises, 2014, Amazon Music streaming audio, 
17
Jason Robert Brown, “Out of the Sun,” in Honeymoon in Vegas: Vocal Selections (Milwaukee, WI: Hal 
Leonard, 2015): 43-48. 

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Honeymoon in Vegas: Vocal Selections (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2015): 43-48.