Blow, Gabriel, Blow
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"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" is a lively gospel-inspired show tune from Cole Porter's 1934 musical *Anything Goes*, often performed as a rousing ensemble number.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blow, Gabriel, Blow canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Anything Goes
ⓘ
surface form:
Anything Goes (musical)
|
| broadwayTradition | standard of the musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstAppearanceIn |
1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes
ⓘ
surface form:
1934 musical Anything Goes
|
| genre | gospel-inspired show tune ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterReference |
Gabriel
ⓘ
surface form:
Archangel Gabriel
|
| hasType |
Broadway song
ⓘ
ensemble song ⓘ up-tempo number ⓘ |
| includedIn |
musical theatre audition repertoire for belters
ⓘ
various Cole Porter song anthologies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | African-American gospel music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
redemption
ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ repentance ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood |
celebratory
ⓘ
exuberant ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | gospel ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreEra | Golden Age precursor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gospel-inspired choral writing
ⓘ
showstopping climax in Anything Goes ⓘ |
| notableOriginalPerformer | Ethel Merman ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedIn | original Broadway production of Anything Goes ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| originalProductionYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Anything Goes ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
often staged with energetic choreography
ⓘ
often used as a showstopper ⓘ |
| performedAs | ensemble number ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | call to the archangel Gabriel to blow his horn ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | 11 o'clock number style showpiece ⓘ |
| theatricalFunction | major ensemble showcase in Act II (in many productions) ⓘ |
| typicalPerformance | rousing ensemble number ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cast recordings of Anything Goes
ⓘ
revivals of Anything Goes ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soloist with chorus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.