The Bells of Notre Dame
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"The Bells of Notre Dame" is the sweeping, choral-driven opening number of the stage musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that introduces the story’s central characters, themes, and setting.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Notre-Dame de Paris universe | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opening number
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film opening number) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Bells of Notre Dame (1996 film song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEnsemble | chorus ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalElement |
church bells
ⓘ
organ-like accompaniment ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle |
counterpoint
ⓘ
narration ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | stage musical production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| genre |
choral song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasSection |
dramatic confrontation between Frollo and the Archdeacon
ⓘ
introductory narration by Clopin ⓘ refrain invoking the bells of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Claude Frollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clopin Trouillefou NERFINISHED ⓘ Jehan Frollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Quasimodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesSetting |
Notre Dame Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesTheme |
fate
ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | ensemble number ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition song
ⓘ
prologue ⓘ |
| partOf | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Quasimodo’s origin story
ⓘ
the power of the cathedral bells ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter |
dark
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ |
| workLocation | Notre Dame Cathedral (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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