The basis for this thesis is formed, of course, by the vocal score:
Sondheim, Stephen Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Revelation Music Publishing Corp. & Rilting Music, Inc. New York, 1979
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Pfister, Manfred The Theory and Analysis of Drama Cambridge:
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