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some portions of the song's structure. Basically, the time
signature and measure arrangement were altered. The arrange-
ment took the ending of the song first, at a fast pace, and
then slowed down as it repeated the beginning verses.
The chords, time signature, and measure arrangement of
"To the Jungle March" remained the same as in the original
score. But a piano and/or organ accompaniment was improvised.
The arrangement for the experiment's production involved
overlapping the word phrasings of the song with improvisa-
tioiaal basic melody lines which could be sung to the same
chord accompaniment. These melody lines could be sung either
separately or along with other melody lines. Three different
melody lines were used in the experiment. One was the actual
score itself, and the two others were improvised. In delivery,
these two appeared to be spontaneous of the actors due to the
involvement of the scene.
In the case of the song "Please God," only the words of
the original song were used. John Rainone wrote a ballad
arrangement specifically for our female singer, Mindy Murphy,
and this song underscored the emotional involvement and in-
ternal feelings of the Mother depicted in the scene in which
this song was sung.
Several rehearsals were held to study and learn thor-
oughly the music to be performed. Buddy Rose, a non-singing
member of the Company, was taught the opening song "Viet Rock";
hindy Murphy sang "Please God"; and the entire Company
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Peveto, Mildred A. An Experiment in Open Theatre, thesis, August 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500450/m1/80/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .