6. in the musical scene with cosmo (starting at time code 27: 00), how does the actor use props? what is the result? do you think the use of props effectively fulfilled the artistic vision for this musical number? why or why not?

This scene is from the musical film "Singin´ in the rain"

Explanation:

The scene takes place on a film studio, and the actor uses elements found in it to accompany his performance. The first and main prop he uses is the hat,m which looks like a homburg hat he changes the shape of to represent different characters throughout  the song. He uses a piano, as well as the construction pieces of the set, a door frame with a brick wall behind, a sofa and a doll. He mainly uses them for comedic purposes, which work great and match the lyrics of the song, with the chorus "make them laugh". His performance is very clownish, using the hat similar to a clown, and dancing and jumping around like a clown would, also depicting various cartoonish elements, as crashing to a brick wall after opening a door, standing on top of the piano, jumping through a wall and things like that. The result is a piece of physical comedy using the props around that matches the tone and theme of the song.

the answer is counterpoint.

counterpoint definition: "the art or technique of playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules."

counterpoint is present in a lot of baroque music- such as bach (notably his wtc prelude and fugues) and scarlatti, but can also be found in music by mozart, beethoven. it can even be found in music as modern as john williams!