“The Sun Is Gonna Shine”
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“The Sun Is Gonna Shine” is a movement from Wynton Marsalis’s Pulitzer Prize–winning jazz oratorio *Blood on the Fields*, which explores themes of slavery, freedom, and spiritual resilience.
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| "The Sun Is Gonna Shine" | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
musical composition
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Pulitzer Prize for Music (via parent work) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | "Blood on the Fields" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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jazz oratorio movement ⓘ |
| hasContext |
American slavery
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transatlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isMovementOf | "Blood on the Fields" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | jazz with spiritual and gospel influences ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | expression of hope for freedom ⓘ |
| partOf | "Blood on the Fields" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNarrative | story of enslaved people seeking freedom ⓘ |
| partOfWorkType | jazz oratorio ⓘ |
| performingForFirstRecording | Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | album recording of "Blood on the Fields" ⓘ |
| theme |
African American experience
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freedom ⓘ hope ⓘ liberation ⓘ slavery ⓘ spiritual resilience ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | optimistic ⓘ |
| workAwardContext | "Blood on the Fields" won the Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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