The Schuyler Sisters

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"The Schuyler Sisters" is a popular, R&B-infused ensemble number from the musical *Hamilton* that introduces the three Schuyler sisters as sharp, ambitious women eager to engage with the revolutionary ideas of their time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ensemble number
musical theatre song
show tune
song
album Hamilton (musical)
surface form: Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
associatedWithCharacter Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
broadwayOpeningYear 2015
composer Lin-Manuel Miranda
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs R&B-infused ensemble number
popular song from Hamilton
featuredCharacter Angelica Schuyler
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
surface form: Eliza Schuyler

Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler
surface form: Peggy Schuyler
featuredPerformer Jasmine Cephas Jones
Leslie Odom Jr.
Phillipa Soo
Renée Elise Goldsberry
firstPerformanceIn Hamilton (musical)
surface form: Hamilton (Off-Broadway production)
firstPerformanceYear 2015
genre R&B
hip hop
hasCastAlbumTrackNumber 5 (on the original Broadway cast recording)
hasChoreographyBy Andy Blankenbuehler
hasStreamingPlatform Apple Music
Spotify
YouTube
language English
lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda
musicalStyle R&B
hip hop
show tune
narrativeFunction introduces the three Schuyler sisters
narrativeTheme female empowerment
intellectual curiosity
revolutionary ideals
notableLyric "Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now"
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"
partOfWork Hamilton
positionInShow Act I
production Hamilton (Broadway)
surface form: Hamilton (Broadway production)
publisher Atlantic Records
recordingReleaseYear 2015
setting New York City
timePeriodDepicted American Revolutionary era
workBasedOn historical Schuyler sisters

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musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda notableSong The Schuyler Sisters
subject surface form: Hamilton
Hamilton featuresSong The Schuyler Sisters
Hamilton (musical) notableSong The Schuyler Sisters
Angelica Schuyler hasSong The Schuyler Sisters