Take a Break

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"Take a Break" is a song from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton that highlights the personal and emotional tensions in Alexander Hamilton’s family life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) NERFINISHED
associatedWork Hamilton (Original Broadway Production) NERFINISHED
characterFeatured Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED
Angelica Schuyler NERFINISHED
Eliza Hamilton NERFINISHED
Philip Hamilton NERFINISHED
composer Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describesEvent Angelica writing to Alexander from London
Eliza inviting Alexander to go upstate for the summer
Philip Hamilton reciting a French poem for Alexander
emotionalTone bittersweet
tense
featuresMusicalElement counterpoint between Angelica and Eliza
melodic motif reprised from earlier songs in Hamilton
rap verses by Alexander Hamilton
firstPerformance Off-Broadway production of Hamilton at The Public Theater
followedBy Say No to This NERFINISHED
genre R&B
hip hop
show tune
includedIn Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED
medium cast recording
stage performance
narrativeFunction foreshadows Hamilton’s personal and marital problems
shows conflict between Alexander Hamilton’s work and family life
partOf Hamilton (musical) NERFINISHED
performer Anthony Ramos NERFINISHED
Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED
Phillipa Soo NERFINISHED
Renée Elise Goldsberry NERFINISHED
positionInMusical Act 1
precededBy That Would Be Enough (in narrative chronology of Hamilton’s family life)
publisher Atlantic Records (cast album)
setting New York NERFINISHED
theme emotional distance
family tension
marital strain
work–life balance
vocalFor soprano
tenor
workBasedOn historical life of Alexander Hamilton
yearOfCastAlbumRelease 2015

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Angelica Schuyler hasSong Take a Break