Jet Song
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"Jet Song" is an energetic opening number from the musical West Side Story that introduces the Jets gang and sets the tone for their camaraderie and defiance.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
West Side Story (1957 stage musical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Side Story (1961 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story (2021 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceInWork | original Broadway production of West Side Story ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicComponent | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn |
West Side Story film soundtrack (1961)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Side Story film soundtrack (2021) ⓘ West Side Story original cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
orchestra
ⓘ
voice ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ensemble number ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishes camaraderie among the Jets
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expresses the Jets’ defiance ⓘ |
| partOf | West Side Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByFictionalGroup | the Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | early in Act I ⓘ |
| primaryPerformerRole | Riff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingWithinWork | streets of New York City ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | introduces the Jets gang ⓘ |
| theme |
gang loyalty
ⓘ
identity ⓘ territorial rivalry ⓘ |
| title | Jet Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
defiant
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energetic ⓘ |
| workType | opening number ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jets (West Side Story)