美國音樂劇作曲作詞家 史蒂芬．桑德海姆（Stephen Sondheim）之研究 以《星期天與喬治同遊公園》為例

蘇津琳

指導教授 ： 黃均人

國立臺灣師範大學/藝術學院/音樂學系在職進修碩士班/碩士(2011年)

摘要

《星期天與喬治同遊公園》是美國音樂劇作曲、作詞家史蒂芬．桑德海姆（Stephen Sondheim, 1930-）在歷經前部作品失敗後，重新出發的作品。這部音樂劇曾在1985年獲得普立茲獎，對商業氣息濃厚的百老匯而言，是一項特別的肯定。桑德海姆的作品著重在詞曲和戲劇的緊密結合，他也為音樂劇開創了新局面。
雖然桑德海姆在票房上不盡理想，但是他已經在2008年榮獲東尼獎的終生成就獎，更在今年2011年英國奧利佛獎，再度拿下終生成就獎，他對音樂劇的貢獻已備受肯定。因此本論文寫作目的，便是希望觀眾對桑德海姆有更多認識，並有機會按觸更多類型的音樂劇。
本文共分五章：第一章緒論，敘述音樂劇的要素，以及1960年代起音樂劇發展；第二章介紹桑德海姆的成長背景，以及他的劇場生涯經歷；第三章則是針對桑德海姆的音樂劇特色進行分析，包括他的詞、曲；第四章開始闡述《星期天與喬治同遊公園》的創作背景，接著從繪畫和架構中，深入探討作品的創作意涵；第五章為結論。藉由這樣的分析，不僅了解這部作品的藝術性，並能感受桑德海姆身為一個藝術創作者，想要抒發的看法！

關鍵字

音樂劇 ； 桑德海姆 ； 星期天與喬治同遊公園

並列摘要

Sunday in the Park with George is the restarting work of Stephen Sondheim who is an American musical composer and lyricist after the failure of the front works. In 1984, This musical won the Pulitzer Prize which is a special recognition for Broadway with a strong commercial atmosphere. Sondheim’s work focuses on the tight combination of lyrics, songs and plays. He also creates a new situation for musicals.

Although Sondheim doesn't have good result at the box office, but he has won the 2008 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, also in 2011, once again won the Oliver Award for Special Award for his contribution to the musical has been well recognized. The purpose of this thesis is that hope the audience have more understanding of Sondheim and the opportunity to contact with all kinds of musicals.

This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter one discusses out the introduction, which mainly states the factor in musicals, and the development of musicals in 1960s. Chapter two introduces the growth background of Sondheim and his experience of theater career Chapter three aims to analyze the feature of Sondheim’s musicals including his lyrics and music. Chapter four expands on the creation background of Sunday in the Park with George and discusses the creation meaning of the work from the painting and the framework. Chapter five concludes the whole thesis. Through such analysis, we not only understand the artistic values of the work but feel the opinion of Sondheim who is an artist.

並列關鍵字

musical ； Sondheim

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