Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
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"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is a classic show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!*, celebrated for its optimistic lyrics and iconic opening to the show.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Oklahoma! (1955 film) ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceIn |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! (original Broadway production)
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| firstPerformanceYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| fromMusical |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma!
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| genre | show tune ⓘ |
| hasComposerLyricistTeam | Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
American standard
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classic show tune ⓘ |
| hasForm | solo song ⓘ |
| hasKey | major key ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| hasType | opening number ⓘ |
| influenced | American musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| introducedByCharacter | Curly McLain ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Great American Songbook
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surface form:
American songbook
Broadway repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
joy in everyday life
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optimism ⓘ pastoral beauty ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic opening of Oklahoma!
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optimistic tone ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
I got a beautiful feelin', everything's goin' my way
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| openingNumberOf |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! (musical)
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| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| originalPerformerCharacter | Curly McLain ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! (1943 Broadway production)
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| partOf |
Oklahoma! (stage production)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! (musical)
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| positionInShow | opening song ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| publisher | Williamson Music ⓘ |
| setting | rural Oklahoma ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Curly McLain ⓘ |
| usedInFilm |
Oklahoma! (1955 film)
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surface form:
Oklahoma! (1955 film adaptation)
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| yearOfCreation | 1943 ⓘ |
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