Hamilton Musical Introduction The selected musical Hamilton is based on the story of an implausible Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It summarizes, his early life as an orphan in the Caribbean. Hamilton was born out of wedlock in the West Indies his father abandoned him, and his mother died when Hamilton was 12. By the of 19, Hamilton has made his way to the American colonies, a dedicated supporter of American independence. He served under Washington, as his right-hand man, he was a war hero, rebel, a loving husband (who had an affair with another woman), and he was also the head of U.S. Treasury. The musical is based purely on various incidences of Hamilton life. It features Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton, and George Washington that …show more content…
Miranda interest was captured by the unimaginable changes in Hamilton life after finishing the first few chapters of Ron Chernow biography of Hamilton. Miranda began to envision the life of Hamilton as a musical, and researched whether a stage musical of Hamilton's life had been created. Miranda therefore began a project entitled The Hamilton Mixtape. In 2009, Miranda received White House performance invitation to perform music from his musical In the Heights. Instead he considered trying something new that featured American politics. He performed the first song from The Hamilton Mixtape, and from here on the idea of using self-destructive stubbornness, linguistic dexterity, brilliance, and relentlessness of Hamilton in his unique, idiosyncratic lens composes a series of music entitled Hamilton (Mead, …show more content…
His performance was a launch of complex lyrics, which compressed the initial twenty years of Hamilton into only a four minutes performance. His initial Hamilton performance kindled a rising delight murmur among the audience. This encouraged him to continue his composition journey. It took Miranda about six years to compose and develop Hamilton album, demonstrating different events or periods in Hamilton life (Runcie, 2017). This was done with about 48 musical. On February the 17th 2015, Hamilton musical made its Off-Broadway debut at The Public Theater where its engagement was completely sold out. Miranda played the leading actor Hamilton in the musical performance. The album was founded on hip-hop, though it encompasses R. & B., Tin Pan Alley, pop, jazz, and contemporary Broadway choral strains. This show was a cultural and historical reimagining achievement, as Miranda narrated the headlong rise of a single, self-made immigrant, who eventually made history in American politics (Mead, 2015). Within a few months, on July 2015 the musical was released on Broadway for previews and it was officially opened on Broadway by August 2015. The opening took place at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, which was selected because of Lin-Manuel Miranda past success at this theatre. On Broadway, it received enthusiastic critical reception and unprecedented advance box office sales. In
Everyone has heard the name Alexander Hamilton, but few are familiar with his views and actions regarding the survival of the young American republic. He could be recognized for anything from serving our fledgling country by fighting in the New York militia; to serving his community as a lawyer and as a national tax agent; to beginning his political career as a representative for New York at the National Congress. Though most would agree his most important contribution to our struggling republic was to spearhead the project which formed the doctrine helping to establish the foundation in which modern democracy is based, the Articles of Confederation.
One of the earliest examples of Hamilton’s power was his role in the national assumption of state debts. After the Revolutionary War, individual states had varying amounts of debt. States with less debt were in favor of paying it off themselves, while those with greater debt needed some federal aid. Wanting to make the country more unified, Hamilton saw making a large collective national debt as a way to bring together the states. “Hamilton’s impulse, therefore, in assuming all outstanding state debts was to avoid unnecessary and destructive competition between state and federal governments, and at the same time to preempt the best sources of revenue for the United States Treasury” (Elkins and McKitrick 119). The author states Hamilton’s motives for assumption were to eliminate competition between the states that might damage the union. This fits in with his larger policy of strong national government. Other politicians were opposed to this, such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Their opposition to the plan went away as assumption became associated with other less controversial plans of Hamilton’s. Madison even turned in defense of the plan after being convinced of Hamilton’s financial vision (Bowers 61). Hamilton made a compromise turning out in his favor when he allowed Madison and Jefferson to have a capital on the Potomac River. This allowed him to pass his plan more...
The book was the biography about one of our founding fathers and our first Treasury-Secretary. While reading the 800-page book, Manuel stated: "Hip-hop songs started rising off the page" (PBS). Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean and was raised in a broken family surrounded by slavery. His father left him, his mother passed away and there was a devastating hurricane on his home island of St. Croix. Alexander Hamilton put pen to paper and wrote a poem and as a result of his writing, won a scholarship and found his way to America. Lin-Manuel describes him as "An immigrant and an outsider who writes his way in" (Keeper of the Flame). When Lin-Manuel read that Hamilton wrote a poem to get off the
Alexander Hamilton was born an illegitimate child in 1755 in the West Indies to a financially struggling family (Alexander Hamilton, n.d., para. 2). He did not receive his formal education until he was sponsored by family friends who were impressed by his ambition. He chose a military career and served as George Washington’s secretary and aid. After the revolutionary war, he became a lawyer, served Congress, and founded the Bank of New York. He was also the first secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton had no faith in common people and wanted to control them, “In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will” (brainquote.com, 2011, p.1).
Alexander Hamilton was born a bastard child in the West Indies and demonstrated great intellectual potential at an early age. He was sent to New York City for schooling and studied at King’s College, now Columbia University. His vision of America took a more capitalistic tone and “he was determined to transform an economically weak and fractious cluster of states into a powerful global force” (Tindall & Shi, 2010). Hamilton advocated a strong central government. He was bold and persuasive and his philosophies quite extraordinary for his time.
After his death, Hamilton’s legacy was mainly carried on by his wife, Eliza, who dedicated her life to preserving his legacy and making sure that he was not forgotten while she was alive. After Alexander’s death, Eliza told his story through doing things such as helping raise money for his mentor and friend, George Washington’s, memorial, and founding the first private orphanage in New York City which paid respect to her late husband who was an orphan. She also made Hamilton’s life and letters accessible, so that Alexander’s history would be easier to trace back to. She also spoke out about issues that Hamilton felt strongly about, such as slavery. Eliza made it her life goal to continue Hamilton’s legacy onto generations to come, which, indeed it has. Since Alexander’s death, his life has been documented through several biographies, most popularly, Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow which inspired the Grammy and Tony award winning Broadway show, Hamilton: An American Musical. Since Hamilton first came to Broadway, Alexander and Eliza Hamilton have been given the recognition that they had not been given, but rightfully deserve.
This book may be aimed towards the audience of adults, but I hope that soon teenagers will soon become interested in History. I have alway been a huge fan of American History, but I do not like to read. This book though I do want to read, because of the amazing explanations of “The Duel.” Ever since this broadway show Hamilton by Lin Manuel Miranda I have wanted to learn more about the life of Alexander Hamilton,. Whenever I find a book that describes Hamilton’s life I want to read it, and i'm glad I read Founding Brothers. Within this book Ellis uses many quotes from Hamilton and Burr which is personally one of my favorite parts. The quotes of Hamilton is one of my favorite parts of the book because of Hamilton's amazing skills with a paper and pen. Another element of the book I enjoyed is the still problematic conclusion of Hamilton's death. In “The Duel” there were two shots fired, one by Hamilton and one by Burr. There are two hypothesis’ shared in the book on who shot first. This is important to me because the author was not biased and did not only include one option, I feel like in doing this they gave the reader a choice of which conclusion they want. Joseph J. Ellis did not only stay unbiased he also included some fun and interesting little tidbits throughout the story. When I say this I mean when he described the connection between the weapons used in “The Duel.”
Lin Manuel Miranda is mainly known for his musical contributions to Broadway, which includes In The Heights and, most famously, Hamilton. Hamilton is a revolutionary musical about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Manuel Miranda has inspired and taught many people, including me, about the history of the United States, while joining hip-hop and Broadway. I look up to Lin Manuel Miranda’s musicality, being a musician myself, and I aspire to be as great of a musician as him. His lyrical brilliance and interpretation of history educates me each time I listen to Hamilton. It has changed my perception of history. Lin Manuel Miranda has changed the world of music forever, and he has taught me to never throw away my shot.
“If you stand for nothing, Burr, what will you fall for?” Lin-Manuel Miranda raps at the beginning of his hit musical, Hamilton. This sentence truly epitomizes the ideal that governed Alexander Hamilton’s life; that is to say that he was always a weighty advocate for the things in which he believed. His accomplishments range from orchestrating the Bank of New York to being a delegate for the Continental Congress, proving him to be a well rounded Founding Father. Nonetheless many would like to discredit Hamilton because he, like all human beings, had significant flaws; he had an affair, he had trouble keeping his head, and many other countless flaws. However, does not every human being have a multitude of shortcomings? From the perspective of
I believe Hamilton was trying to show that stubborn people with different ideas can over come one another’s differences. She shows how kindness and letting someone know that your care, and to be able to let the past go can bring even the worst of enemies together.
The broadway hit play Hamilton, written by Lin Manuel Miranda, is viewed as an educational play about Alexander Hamilton, one of the United States’ founding fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury. The play captures the spirit of Alexander Hamilton’s ambition, eloquence, and mistakes in a revolutionary format-as revolutionary as Hamilton himself! Combining rap, musical theater, and history, Hamilton is an enthralling and entertaining play that is mostly accurate to the real Alexander Hamilton. The details of Hamilton’s life and relationships that were misrepresented in the play to achieve the theatrical flair.
"Burn" is a show tune composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He first revealed the very beginnings of the musical at a white house poetry reading. The show was the revealed to the public in the summer of 2015 and it's popularity skyrocketed. Other songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda are: "It's Quiet Uptown," "How Far I'll Go" and "We Know the Way."
He strives to make his home (NYC) and his family’s home (Puerto Rico) both successful and safe for people to succeed in life. Right now, Puerto Rico is going through financial struggles and Manuel went to congress to ask for money for this issue. Since he has strong roots to this country, he has said that he is doing all that he can to help them. He is very passionate about this because he believes that he would not be where he is today in the music and theatre industry without having the privilege of being hispanic. When he went to congress, to ask for money they were very open about listening to him, but no further actions have been announced. When he visited them, congressmen joked that it helped that he brought the “impossible” tickets for Hamilton. Lin is also helping local students in New York City where he grew up. He has visited multiple schools, in the Bronx and talked to many about how to succeed. He has even given students who are not as fortunate the opportunity to purchase 10 dollar Hamilton tickets. These tickets are very hard to come by so it proves how willing HAmilton really is. John Oliver who is a teacher at a school that Miranda visited states that, “I’m amazed he can even get tickets, It’s easier for a meercat to get into Harvard law school” jokes Oliver. Lin Manuel also gave 10
He was born out of wedlock, and lived on an island in the Caribbean with his mother and father. Then when he was ten his father left them both. Two years later his mother got very sick and died. When he was fourteen he got put in charge of a trading charter which ended up being destroyed by a hurricane. He then decided to write a refrain which got the attention of some government officials who then paid for him to leave the island, come to America, and get an education. As you can see, Hamilton came from rough beginnings and wanted to improve his situation. He used his skills and tried to grab someone’s attention and it worked. Already the ties to an immigrant story are clear with him using his skills to improve his situation. Although he was born from wealth his situation was not ideal and he wanted to change that for the better. Another tie to an immigrant story is that he brought his skills and knowledge. All immigrants bring their knowledge, skills, and customs with them wherever they go so Hamilton is not unlike the traditional
Miranda’s unorthodox style and skilled composition are able to successfully explore and describe the life story of Hamilton to a lay audience. In the same way that Hamilton struggled to make a name for himself, the Onofrio and O’Reilly families worked long and hard to become successful. It is one of the greatest aspects of American society that somebody can decide their own future. And rightfully so it is one of the aspects that Miranda focuses on the most. The musical Hamilton does not just tell the story of Alexander Hamilton, it tells the story of the United States as a whole, and of millions of its