Weber, AL - Weber

Japanese: ウェバー,A.L. - うぇばー
Weber, AL - Weber

…Then Lionel Bart (1930- ), who wrote Oliver! (1960), was active for a while. The most important composer today is Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948- ), who wrote songs for Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), Evita (1976), Cats (1981), Starlight Express (1984), and others. He writes mainly rock-style songs, but he has a tendency to put music at the forefront even at the expense of literary quality, and while he seems to be innovative, he seems to be trying to return musicals to their old forms. …

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Japanese:

…次いで《オリバー!》(1960)などのバートLionel Bart(1930‐ )がしばらく活躍した。現在最も重要な作者は,《ジーザス・クライスト・スーパースター》(1971),《エビータ》(1976),《キャッツ》(1981),《スターライト・エクスプレス》(1984)などの曲を書いたロイド・ウェバーAndrew Lloyd Webber(1948‐ )である。彼はおもにロック風の曲を作るが,文学性を犠牲にしても音楽を正面に出そうとする傾向があり,革新的のようでいてかえってミュージカルを古いかたちに戻そうとしているように思われる。…

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