In My Own Little Corner
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"In My Own Little Corner" is a popular solo song from the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical "Cinderella," expressing the heroine's imaginative escape from her constrained life.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
show tune
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song → |
| associatedWith |
Rodgers and Hammerstein
NERFINISHED
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957 TV production) → |
| basedOn |
Cinderella (fairy tale)
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| composer |
Richard Rodgers
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dramaticContext |
sung after Cinderella is left alone at home
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| dramaticPurpose |
reveals Cinderella's hopes and imagination
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| firstAppearanceInWork |
1957 television musical Cinderella
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| genre |
musical theatre song
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show tune → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
subsequent Cinderella adaptations' solo songs
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| hasMusicalStyle |
Broadway-style
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waltz-influenced ballad → |
| includedIn |
cast recordings of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
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| intendedVocalRange |
soprano
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| lyricalContent |
contrasts fantasy with domestic drudgery
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daydreams of being in faraway places → |
| lyricalPerspective |
first person
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| lyricist |
Oscar Hammerstein II
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| narrativeFunction |
I want song
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character song → |
| notableFor |
expressing the heroine's imaginative escape from her constrained life
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| notablePerformer |
Julie Andrews
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| originalMedium |
television musical
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| originalPerformer |
Julie Andrews
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| partOfWork |
Cinderella
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella → |
| performedByCharacter |
Cinderella
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| settingDescribed |
Cinderella's home
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a small corner used as a retreat → |
| structure |
verse-chorus form
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| theme |
escapism
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imagination → inner life → longing for freedom → |
| title |
In My Own Little Corner
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| usedIn |
stage adaptations of Cinderella
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television remakes of Cinderella → |
| vocalType |
solo
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| yearOfOrigin |
1957
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cinderella (1997 film)
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hasMusicalNumber |
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Richard Rodgers
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notableWork |
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
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song |
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In My Own Little Corner
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title |