Turns out that the original version is only blocked in the USA (I think?) and that everyone else on the planet can now see two versions of this video...soo...uhh...
I guess this is the US version of this video now?
Attend the tale of the Dies Irae
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This blog post has most (if not all) of the instances of the Dies Irae:
Another great article about the characterization in Sweeney Todd, also some Dies Irae:
Sondheim's breakdown of Epiphany:
Sondheim discussing using just a single idea and developing it:
Into The Hoods's Sweeney Todd breakdown (I HIGHLY recommend watching this):
Musicals w/ Cheese's Epiphany breakdown:
Kevin Lynch's Epiphany breakdown:
TheDetectiveSteve's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:
Bobby Burns's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:
Full discussion of Sweeney Todd that I completely forgot to credit in the video (sorry!) by Musicals w/Cheese:
Sondheim discussing the Dies Irae and Sweeney's musical identity:
An amazing dissertation on Sweeney Todd (It's where I read about how there are 15 leitmotifs, and that 13 are directly related to the Dies Irae):
Another amazing thesis that collected several critical leitmotifs from Sweeney Todd, also, naturally, discusses the inclusion of the Dies Irae at length:
And the third thesis that I looked at in preparation for this video that corroborated everything else that I had read:
Dies Irae Excerpt:
Live Epiphany Clip:
Finally, "Sondheim on Music" by Mark Eden Horowitz
I can't recommend this book enough, it's such a fun read.
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