Elegies: A Song Cycle

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Elegies: A Song Cycle is a poignant musical theater song cycle by William Finn that reflects on loss, memory, and the lives of friends and loved ones.

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instanceOf musical theatre song cycle
theatrical work
accompaniment piano
composer William Finn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator William Finn NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo friends and loved ones who have died
firstPerformanceDate 2003
firstPerformanceLocation New York City NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceVenue Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
song cycle
hasCastSize small ensemble
hasPart “14 Dwight Ave., Natick, Massachusetts”
“Anytime (I Am There)” NERFINISHED
“Goodbye” NERFINISHED
“Infinite Joy” NERFINISHED
“Joe Papp” NERFINISHED
“Looking Up” NERFINISHED
“Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving” NERFINISHED
“My Dogs” NERFINISHED
“Passover”
“The Ballad of Jack Eric Williams (and Other 3-Named Composers)” NERFINISHED
“When the Earth Stopped Turning (Reprise)” NERFINISHED
“When the Earth Stopped Turning” NERFINISHED
hasRecording original cast recording
hasSubject AIDS epidemic
New York theatre community NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist William Finn NERFINISHED
mainTheme friendship
grief
loss
love
memory
notableSubject family of William Finn
friends of William Finn
victims of the September 11 attacks
originalCastRecordingLabel Fynsworth Alley NERFINISHED
producer Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED
relatedWork A New Brain NERFINISHED
Falsettos NERFINISHED
style contemporary musical theatre
subject lives of friends and loved ones
tone poignant
reflective
vocalFor multiple voices
workOf William Finn NERFINISHED

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William Finn notableWork Elegies: A Song Cycle