"Anatevka" (closing song)
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"Anatevka" (closing song) is the bittersweet final musical number from Fiddler on the Roof, in which the villagers reflect on leaving their beloved shtetl of Anatevka.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anatevka (song) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterGroup | Jewish villagers GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Fiddler on the Roof (1971 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Fiddler on the Roof (musical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tevye and His Daughters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Sholem Aleichem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ashkenazi Jewish life in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| dramaticCategory | 11 o'clock number ⓘ |
| dramaticMoment | villagers prepare to leave Anatevka forever ⓘ |
| fictionalPlaceReferenced | Anatevka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceProduction | original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| historicalContextDepicted |
Jewish expulsions from villages
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Tsarist Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Fiddler on the Roof original cast recording
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various revival cast recordings of Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
characters downplay material value of the village
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characters express emotional attachment to their home ⓘ villagers enumerate what Anatevka means to them ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sheldon Harnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Jewish-influenced musical motifs ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
ensemble reflection
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finale ⓘ |
| notableProduction | original Broadway cast recording of Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra for musical theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fiddler on the Roof
NERFINISHED
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Fiddler on the Roof (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performersInShow |
ensemble cast
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villagers of Anatevka ⓘ |
| positionInShow | closing number ⓘ |
| setting | shtetl of Anatevka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
attachment to home
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displacement ⓘ exile ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| title | Anatevka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | bittersweet ⓘ |
| workChronologyRelation | follows the expulsion decree scene in Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ |
| workFromWhichTitleDerived | Anatevka (fictional village) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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