If I Loved You

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"If I Loved You" is a classic romantic song from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," renowned for its lyrical exploration of unspoken love.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedWith Broadway
Golden Age of Broadway (early phase)
surface form: Golden Age of Broadway
basedOnWork Liliom
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear 1945
fromMusical Carousel
genre romantic song
show tune
hasInfluenceOn later romantic show tunes
hasMusicalStyle ballad
hasNarrativeFunction character development
expression of romantic feelings
hasSubject fear of commitment
love
vulnerability
hasTitleLanguage English
hasType duet
includedIn original 1945 production of Carousel
subsequent revivals of Carousel
isStandardIn musical theatre repertoire
language English
lyricalForm conditional love declaration
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
musicalTheatreComposer Richard Rodgers
musicalTheatreLyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
musicBy Richard Rodgers
notableFor lyrical exploration of unspoken love
status as a standard of musical theatre repertoire
originalContext sung by the principal romantic leads in Carousel
originalMedium stage musical
partOfWork Carousel
period 1940s American musical theatre
premiereLocation Broadway
publicationYear 1945
theme emotional hesitation
romantic longing
unspoken love
wordsBy Oscar Hammerstein II
workPeriod Rodgers and Hammerstein era

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Richard Rodgers notableWork If I Loved You
Richard Rodgers notableWork If I Loved You
this entity surface form: If I Loved You (song)
Richard Rodgers notableWork If I Loved You
this entity surface form: If I Loved You (standard)
Richard Rodgers notableWork If I Loved You
this entity surface form: If I Loved You (popular song)
Rodgers and Hammerstein wroteSong If I Loved You
Carousel notableSong If I Loved You
Theme from "If I Loved You" (revised) basedOn If I Loved You
this entity surface form: "If I Loved You"
Theme from "If I Loved You" (revised) originalSong If I Loved You
this entity surface form: "If I Loved You"
Theme from "If I Loved You" (revised) hasThematicMaterialFrom If I Loved You
this entity surface form: "If I Loved You"
Theme from "If I Loved You" (revised) hasSourceSong If I Loved You
this entity surface form: "If I Loved You"
The Broadway Album (1985 album) hasPart If I Loved You
subject surface form: The Broadway Album
Carousel (film) notableSong If I Loved You
Billy Bigelow appearsInSong If I Loved You
Julie Jordan notableSong If I Loved You