Details
- Instrument:
- Piano C Instrument
- Genres:
- Musicals 20th Century Standards Pop
- Composers:
- Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
- Publishers:
- John Fries
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Fake Book
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Late Intermediate
- Artist:
- Jerry Bock
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 1
SKU: A0.1220864
By Hines Hines & Dad. Composed by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Broadway,Jazz,Musical/Show,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #817206. Published by John Fries (A0.1220864).TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John. "If I Were a Rich Man" is a show tune from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof. A Critical and Musical Survey explained that the song contains a greater number of Jewish "commonplaces" than any other number in the score, and added the song does twofold: it "offers such a strong dose of idiom early in the show [which] is good for the overall unity", and the "important dramatic function" of introducing the central character of Tevye through song. A repeated phrase throughout the song, "all day long I'd bidi-bidi-bum," is often misunderstood to refer to Tevye's desire not to have to work. However, in an interview with Terry Gross, Sheldon Harnick said he basically made up syllables that he thought would give the effect of Chassidic chanting.
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- Artists:
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- Publisher:
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