Somewhere (from "West Side Story")
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"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical "West Side Story," renowned for its hopeful vision of a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Somewhere | 50 | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune → song → |
| associatedWork |
West Side Story
→
surface form:
West Side Story (1957 original Broadway production)
West Side Story →
surface form:
West Side Story (1961 film)
West Side Story →
surface form:
West Side Story (2021 film)
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| composer | Leonard Bernstein → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus |
popular standard
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standard of the American musical theatre repertoire → |
| firstPerformanceMedium | stage musical → |
| fromMusical | West Side Story → |
| genre |
ballad
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show tune → |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Barbra Streisand
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Il Divo → Josh Groban → Pet Shop Boys → Phil Collins → The Supremes → Tom Waits → |
| influencedBy | classical music elements → |
| language | English → |
| lyricalMotif | a place where love can exist without conflict → |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim → |
| musicalFeature |
lyrical, soaring melody
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romantic orchestration → slow tempo → |
| notableLine | Somehow, someday, somewhere → |
| notablePerformer |
Barbra Streisand
→
The Three Tenors →
surface form:
Carreras–Domingo–Pavarotti (The Three Tenors)
Il Divo → Josh Groban → Leontyne Price → Marni Nixon → Natalie Wood →
surface form:
Natalie Wood (on-screen performance, dubbed)
Phil Collins → Plácido Domingo → Reri Grist → Rita Moreno → |
| openingLyric | There’s a place for us → |
| partOfWork | West Side Story → |
| theme |
escape from conflict
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hope → love → peace → transcending prejudice → |
| title | Somewhere → |
| usedInScene |
dream ballet sequence (stage version, often)
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tragic, reflective moments in West Side Story → |
Referenced by (1)
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