This is re-upload for a video that was originally posted Oct 29, 2019
Turns out that the original version is only blocked in the USA (I think?) and that everyone else on the planet can now see two versions of this video...soo...uhh...
I guess this is the US version of this video now?


Attend the tale of the Dies Irae

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Sources/Links:

This blog post has most (if not all) of the instances of the Dies Irae:
http://dropera.blogspot.com/2014/09/s...

Another great article about the characterization in Sweeney Todd, also some Dies Irae:
https://www.fromscoretostage.com/sing...

Sondheim's breakdown of Epiphany:
   • Epiphany Sweeney Todd Sondheim at the...  

Sondheim discussing using just a single idea and developing it:
   • Stephen Sondheim on “Sweeney Todd” an...  

Into The Hoods's Sweeney Todd breakdown (I HIGHLY recommend watching this):
   • (Part 1/20) - Sondheim's "Sweeney Tod...  

Musicals w/ Cheese's Epiphany breakdown:
   • Analysis of "Epiphany" from Sweeney Todd  

Kevin Lynch's Epiphany breakdown:
   • Breaking Down the Score: "Epiphany" f...  

TheDetectiveSteve's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:
   • Detective Reviews #39 - Sweeney Todd:...  

Bobby Burns's review of Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd:
   • Sweeney Todd: How To Adapt - Bobby Burns  

Full discussion of Sweeney Todd that I completely forgot to credit in the video (sorry!) by Musicals w/Cheese:
   • Sweeney Todd is a PERFECT MUSICAL  

Sondheim discussing the Dies Irae and Sweeney's musical identity:
   • Sweeney Todd Rare 1980 South Bank Sho...  

An amazing dissertation on Sweeney Todd (It's where I read about how there are 15 leitmotifs, and that 13 are directly related to the Dies Irae):
https://uh-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handl...

Another amazing thesis that collected several critical leitmotifs from Sweeney Todd, also, naturally, discusses the inclusion of the Dies Irae at length:
http://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/76...

And the third thesis that I looked at in preparation for this video that corroborated everything else that I had read:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...

Dies Irae Excerpt:
   • Serpent & Ophicleide - Dies Irae (ext...  

Live Epiphany Clip:
   • Sweeney Todd | Epiphany - Michael Bal...  

Finally, "Sondheim on Music" by Mark Eden Horowitz
I can't recommend this book enough, it's such a fun read.