Finishing the Hat
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"Finishing the Hat" is a song by Stephen Sondheim from the musical *Sunday in the Park with George*, celebrated for its intricate lyrics and exploration of the sacrifices of artistic creation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Georges Seurat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAwardWinningWork | Sunday in the Park with George (Pulitzer Prize for Drama) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedFor |
integration of music and text
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intricate lyrics ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedByCriticsAs |
a key statement of Sondheim's views on art
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one of Stephen Sondheim's signature songs ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character song
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exploration of protagonist's artistic drive ⓘ soliloquy ⓘ |
| featuredInAct | Act I of Sunday in the Park with George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProduction | Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | Sunday in the Park with George (1983 workshop) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeatures |
motivic development reflecting character psychology
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shifting harmonies underscoring emotional conflict ⓘ speech-like melodic contour ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
"Finishing the hat, how you have to finish the hat"
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"Look, I made a hat where there never was a hat" ⓘ |
| hasType | solo number ⓘ |
| influenced | perceptions of Sondheim as a composer-lyricist concerned with artistic process ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
complex wordplay
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extended metaphor ⓘ intricate internal rhymes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musical | Sunday in the Park with George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Sunday in the Park with George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) and attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
critical essays on the nature of artistic commitment
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musicological analysis of Sondheim's compositional style ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic creation
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isolation of the artist ⓘ obsession with work ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tension between art and relationships ⓘ |
| titlePhraseRefersTo | act of completing a detail in a painting ⓘ |
| workInspiredTitleOf | Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) by Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
musical "Sunday in the Park with George" (indirectly via the painting)
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Finishing the Hat
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subject surface form:
Sunday in the Park with George