Air "Over the hills and far away"

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air melody song

"Over the hills and far away" is a well-known song (air) from John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera *The Beggar's Opera*, later adapted and referenced in various musical and literary works.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
"Over the hills and far away" (air) 0
Over the hills and far away 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air ⓘ
melody ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith English ballad tradition ⓘ
John Gay ⓘ
ballad opera tradition ⓘ
composer unknown ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
culturalPeriod 18th-century English theatre ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
ballad opera song ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Over the Hills and Far Away ⓘ
surface form: Over the Hills and Far Away (The Beggar's Opera air)
hasNotableFeature adapted in later arrangements and settings ⓘ
widely recognized refrain "Over the hills and far away" ⓘ
hasTitle Air "Over the hills and far away" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Over the hills and far away
historicalContext London theatre of the early 18th century ⓘ
influenced later literary works ⓘ
later musical works ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedTo tradition of using existing airs in ballad operas ⓘ
partOf The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
performanceMedium voice ⓘ
voice and continuo ⓘ
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
referencedIn later musical adaptations of The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
various literary works using the phrase "Over the hills and far away" ⓘ
usedAs popular tune in 18th-century theatre ⓘ
usedIn The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
stage productions of The Beggar's Opera ⓘ
usedInGenre ballad opera ⓘ

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

The Beggar's Opera → hasPart → Air "Over the hills and far away" ⓘ
Air "Over the hills and far away" → hasTitle → Air "Over the hills and far away" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: "Over the hills and far away" (air)
this entity surface form: Over the hills and far away