Elegies: A Song Cycle

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Elegies: A Song Cycle is a poignant musical theater song cycle by William Finn that reflects on loss, memory, and the lives of friends and loved ones.

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instanceOf musical theatre song cycle
theatrical work
accompaniment piano
composer William Finn
countryOfOrigin United States
creator William Finn
dedicatedTo friends and loved ones who have died
firstPerformanceDate 2003
firstPerformanceLocation New York City
firstPerformanceVenue Lincoln Center Theater
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
genre musical theatre
song cycle
hasCastSize small ensemble
hasPart “14 Dwight Ave., Natick, Massachusetts”
“Anytime (I Am There)”
“Goodbye”
linked to: Goodbye

“Infinite Joy”
“Joe Papp”
linked to: Joseph Papp

“Looking Up”
“Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving”
“My Dogs”
“Passover”
“The Ballad of Jack Eric Williams (and Other 3-Named Composers)”
“When the Earth Stopped Turning (Reprise)”
“When the Earth Stopped Turning”
hasRecording original cast recording
hasSubject AIDS epidemic
New York theatre community
language English
lyricist William Finn
mainTheme friendship
grief
loss
love
memory
notableSubject family of William Finn
friends of William Finn
victims of the September 11 attacks
originalCastRecordingLabel Fynsworth Alley
producer Lincoln Center Theater
relatedWork A New Brain
Falsettos
style contemporary musical theatre
subject lives of friends and loved ones
tone poignant
reflective
vocalFor multiple voices
workOf William Finn

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William Finn notableWork Elegies: A Song Cycle