Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised)

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The revised "Theme from 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'" is a reworked orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally composed for the 1936 ballet sequence in the musical *On Your Toes* and later adapted into a popular concert and recording staple.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert piece
orchestral work
adaptationOf ballet score "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
associatedWithComposer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
associatedWithLyricist Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED
basedOn Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
ballet sequence from the musical "On Your Toes"
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
composerNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States
era 20th-century American musical theatre
genre ballet music
light classical
orchestral
hasComposerRole Richard Rodgers: music
hasForm suite-like concert arrangement
hasMelodicMaterialFrom Slaughter on Tenth Avenue ballet
hasOriginalVersion Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
hasStyle Broadway-derived symphonic style
hasTitleLanguage English
isReworkingOf original "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet theme
language instrumental
laterFunction standalone orchestral showpiece
originallyComposedFor 1936 ballet sequence in the musical "On Your Toes"
originatedAs Broadway pit-orchestra ballet music
partOf On Your Toes
performanceMedium concert band (arrangements)
symphony orchestra
relatedWork On Your Toes (musical)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (ballet sequence)
typicalContext film and studio recordings (arranged)
pops concert programs
use concert performance
recording repertoire

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers ("Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (ballet)")
notableWork
Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (revised) ("Theme from "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"")
hasOriginalVersion

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