"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.

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instanceOf musical theatre song
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
show tune
historicalContextDepicted Jewish expulsions from villages
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
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
finale
notableProduction original Broadway cast recording of Fiddler on the Roof
orchestration orchestra for musical theatre
partOf Fiddler on the Roof NERFINISHED
Fiddler on the Roof (musical) NERFINISHED
performersInShow ensemble cast
villagers of Anatevka
positionInShow closing number
setting shtetl of Anatevka NERFINISHED
theme attachment to home
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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Anatevka hasMusicalNumber "Anatevka" (closing song)