Small World

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"Small World" is a popular song from the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy, known for its wistful, reflective tone and central role in the show’s narrative.

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Small World canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedWithCharacter Herbie Sommers
Mama Rose
broadwayEra Golden Age of Broadway (mature phase)
surface form: Golden Age of Broadway
centralTo plot of Gypsy
composer Jule Styne NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear 1959
form duet
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasMelodicStyle ballad-like
lyrical
hasRightsHolder music publisher for Jule Styne catalog
music publisher for Stephen Sondheim catalog
includedIn Gypsy
surface form: Gypsy original cast album
language English
lyricist Stephen Sondheim
lyricTheme chance encounter
connection
fate
loneliness
romantic possibility
musicalWorkType Broadway song
narrativeFunction character development song
romantic duet
notableRecording Bette Midler 1993 television film soundtrack
Ethel Merman original Broadway cast recording
originalPerformerCharacter Herbie film series
surface form: Herbie

Rose
originalProduction Gypsy
surface form: Gypsy (1959 Broadway production)
partOf Gypsy
Gypsy
surface form: Gypsy: A Musical Fable
performedBy Angela Lansbury
Bernadette Peters
Bette Midler
Ethel Merman
Patti LuPone
Rosalind Russell
Tyne Daly
publicationYear 1959
settingInStory early meeting between Rose and Herbie
title Small World
tone reflective
wistful
writtenFor Gypsy
surface form: Gypsy (1959 Broadway musical)

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Gypsy notableSong Small World
Jule Styne notableSong Small World