His surviving theatrical music shows him writing in the contemporary Italian style.
Much of his music has its root in theatrical music.
Some of these are among the most popular theatrical music in the classical repertoire.
As a composer, he is best known for his film and theatrical music.
During the 1980s and early 1990s he worked primarily as a composer of film, television, and theatrical music.
There are three types of traditional music in Japan: instrumental, theatrical and court music.
He has written truly theatrical music that advances texts rather than calling attention to itself.
He dominated secular and theatrical music at the Spanish court until his death.
A ban on theatrical music is lifted, for the first time since the American Revolution.
From the earliest period he was drawn to cross-cultural works, multimedia, and theatrical music.