<center><table border=1><tr><td>intro- Herods Waltz - "unclean"
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The introduction is for a dark stage, and when all is very dark, the stage is bright and loud with the vulgar King Herod The Great in a waltz with his attendant audience and harlots. A girl runs across stage and he delares her "unclean".
<center><table border=1><tr><td>Everything To Me - Joseph reflects on his meeting
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"Everything to Me" is Joseph's reflection on his first meeting with Mary, a young woman who has been put together in a chaperoned meeting with this older man by dire circumstance. This extremely old love story is still full of mystery.
I am an ardent admirer of Richard Rogers' waltzes and Oscar Hammerstein's lyrics. Having attempted both here, I am even more ardent in my praise of their genius.
Still, we all start with a simple tune someone could hum in the shower.