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A 3 page research paper that briefly discusses the rock opera Tommy by The Who and Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten. The writer discusses the plots and the motivation of the composers in their particular eras. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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They "developed and used the power trio" of one guitar, drugs and a bas long before such groups as Led Zeppelin or the Jimi Hendrix Experience (Friedlander 121). Furthermore, The
Whos complex harmonic structure; its regular utilization of three-part vocal harmony, and, of course, their development of the "rock opera" are all part of its innovative history (Friedlander 121).
The lead singer for The Who was Roger Daltry, with Pete Townshend on guitar and Keith Moon on drums. In writing Tommy, Townshend wanted to present rock that was spiritually
illuminating and reflected the Eastern philosophy of Meher Baba. He wanted to write a longer work that told a story. The story he sketched out for Tommy works in "both
the symbolic and the real worlds" (Friedlander 127). Townshend would later comment that the group wanted it to work on multiple levels (Friedlander 127). The idea that rock could be
used to convey a story through song, without an accompanying narrative, was a unique event in rock music and the result most closely resembles an opera than any other music
form. On the symbolic level, the rock operas hero, the deaf, dumb and blind Tommy, who becomes famous for his proficiency at pinball, achieves transcendence through suffering (Friedlander 127).
When he recover his senses, yet it still marked by his Uncle Ernie as a phenomena, the public revolts, but it is nevertheless true that the tortured Tommy is capable
of offering spiritual enlightenment, which is indicated by the poignant "See me, hear me" (Friedlander 127). The plot and perspective reflect the interests of 1960s youth who were
looking for answers and alternatives to the perceived materialism of society. The classical form of an opera, that is, offering a libretto in order to convey a larger meaning, fitted
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