The song “It’s Quiet Uptown” is about how Philip’s death affected Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, but the majority of the song is sung by Angelica and the ensemble, and Eliza only sings 3 words in the entire song. Why do you think Lin-Manuel Miranda made this choice? Would the moment have the same emotional impact on the audience if we heard more from Alexander and Eliza?

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Lin-Manuel Miranda made this choice to highlight how the pain of parents who have lost their children is inexplicable. The moment wouldn't have the same impact if the public heard more from Alexander and Eliza.Why would the musical's impact be different if it was sung by Alexander and Eliza?Because it would change the purpose of the music.Because it would point out that Alexander and Eliza's suffering is measurable.Lin-Manuel Miranda's idea is to show that the grief of a child's death is immeasurable for parents. That's because this is such a negative and painful feeling for them that they don't know how to explain it and they can't express the feeling, just feel it.With that, the idea of ​​putting another character to sing most of the song, highlights this feeling to the audience, this inexplicable pain, more prominently, because although other characters are sad, they can explain their sadness, but the parents don't. can.If Alexander and Eliza sang this song, their suffering would become measurable and explainable, which would change the depressive feeling they felt after their son's death.Learn more about Lin-Manuel Miranda:https://brainly.com/question/18456122#SPJ1