The Surrey with the Fringe on Top

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"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
composer Richard Rodgers
copyrightStatus under copyright in many jurisdictions as of early 21st century
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes horse-drawn carriage ride
firstPerformanceDate 1943
firstPerformanceInWork Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
genre jazz standard
show tune
traditional pop
hasForm duet
hasFranchise Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (franchise)
hasInfluenceOn American musical theatre repertoire
hasInstrumentation voice and orchestra
voice and piano
hasKey varies by production
hasMusicalStyle Broadway
ballad
hasSubject rural courtship
surrey carriage
hasTempo moderate
hasType romantic song
includedInFilmAdaptation Oklahoma! (1955 film)
introducedInMedium stage musical
isStandardIn jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
musical Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
narrativeTheme courtship
romance
notableRecordingBy Ahmad Jamal
Alfred Drake
Chet Baker
Ella Fitzgerald
Gordon MacRae
Miles Davis
originallySungByCharacter Curly McLain
originallySungToCharacter Laurey Williams
partOfWork Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
publisher Williamson Music
setInPeriod early 20th century
setting Oklahoma territory
tone lighthearted
workPeriod 20th century

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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Description of subject: "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oklahoma! (stage production) notableSong The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Curly McLain singsSong The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Oklahoma! (1955 film) featuresSong The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
this entity surface form: Theme from "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (revised)
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (song)
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (standard)
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
this entity surface form: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (popular song)
album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me" notableTrack The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
subject surface form: At the Pershing: But Not for Me
this entity surface form: Surrey with the Fringe on Top