Out of My Dreams

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"Out of My Dreams" is a romantic ballad from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that reflects the heroine Laurey’s inner longings and emotional conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
act Act I
associatedCharacter Laurey Williams
associatedWork Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (1943 Broadway musical)
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAppearanceIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
genre romantic ballad
hasTheme dreams and fantasy
emotional uncertainty
romantic yearning
includedIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! original cast recordings
language English
leadsInto Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Dream Ballet in Oklahoma!
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
musicalBy Rodgers and Hammerstein
musicStyle Broadway ballad
narrativeFunction depicts Laurey’s emotional conflict
expresses Laurey’s inner longings
notableCreators Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers
originalMedium stage musical
partOfWork Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!
performedIn stage productions of Oklahoma!
premieredInProduction original Broadway production of Oklahoma!
publicationYear 1943
sungByCharacter Laurey Williams
theatricalTradition Golden Age musical theatre

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Laurey Williams associatedWithSong Out of My Dreams
Oklahoma! (stage production) notableSong Out of My Dreams
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Richard Rodgers notableWork Out of My Dreams