GRE阅读高频机经原文：戏剧家Lloyd Webber
<p> 23. 戏剧家<span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derivativea">derivativea</span> <span word="gloss">gloss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="betters">betters</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="charitably">charitably</span>, <span word="nonmusical">nonmusical</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smacks">smacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>: <span word="Puccini">Puccini</span>-<span word="esque">esque</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webbers">Webbers</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Growltigers">Growltigers</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Stand">Stand</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="parodies">parodies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="act">act</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="duet">duet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Madama">Madama</span> <span word="Butterfly">Butterfly</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Puccini">Puccini</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cats">Cats</span>.</p><p> <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repertoire">repertoire</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pilfering">pilfering</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span>-<span word="operatic">operatic</span> <span word="context">context</span>. <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Puccini">Puccini</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Manilow">Manilow</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Giacomo">Giacomo</span> <span word="Meyerbeer">Meyerbeer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Memory">Memory</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="pastiche">pastiche</span> <span word="artistif">artistif</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="plagiaristgot">plagiaristgot</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webbers">Webbers</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span> <span word="perilously">perilously</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="showbiz">showbiz</span> <span word="axiom">axiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span>, <span word="great">great</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="apply">apply</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="evoke">evoke</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premire">premire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Phantom">Phantom</span>: <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Webber">Webber</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span>.... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rodgers">Rodgers</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="Puccini">Puccini</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ravel">Ravel</span> , <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span>: <span word="Webbers">Webbers</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="soiled">soiled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Feingold">Feingold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="Voice">Voice</span>.</p>
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