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Vocal Selections From Fiddler on the Roof
Titles: Anatevka * Do You Love Me? * Far from the Home I Love * Fiddler on the Roof * If I Were a Rich Man * Matchmaker * Miracle of Miracles * Now I Have Everything * Sabbath Prayer * Sunrise, Sunset * To Life * Tradition.
52 pages, Staple Bound
First published January 1, 1965
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Sheldon Harnick
79 books4 followersSheldon Mayer Harnick (April 30, 1924 – June 23, 2023) was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and Fiddler on the Roof.
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February 14, 2021
Great and tuneful musical. Brilliant score and good lyrics. I only knew a couple of the classic numbers - but the whole thing is a joy.
August 30, 2015
A long time ago, Fiddler on the Roof was my favorite musical of all time- due in no small part to it being the first major musical production I was in. And now all the years have gone by and I've become a lot more analytical of novels and plays, and have returned to my beloved play to discover... I don't like it. I mean, it's not bad. It paints a picture of what Jewish lifestyle was like in the 1930's, when Russia was starting to push them out and war was on the brink again in the world. I think the dialogue is funny... but oftentimes it centers too much on being funny, that a lot of the drama is lost in the scenes. The music is still good and well-written, but some songs oftentimes are just pointless to the plot. Sabbath Prayer, L'Chaim, and Little Chavaleh do nothing to further the story or inform the reader or audience of what is going on.
And the characters themselves aren't that interesting. They lack the depth that makes them truly interesting. Only Tevye seems to be the more complex individual of the cast, because his daughters and their stories on marrying the men they want over their father's wishes fell flat to me as I saw little to no development or chemistry between the girls and their husbands-to-be. Motel and Tzeitel get an entire act to develop (even though there isn't a whole lot of it), but Hodel and Perchik, and Chava and Fyedka's stories as just flat-out short.
Honestly, I think the pacing and contrast in this story is the biggest problem in this play. The entire first Act is nothing but happiness and merriment while the second Act is nothing but depression and letting things go. The scenes themselves don't contrast, only the Acts as whole do which can really bore a reader or an audience member. The play isn't perfect by any stretch, but it does have a very apparent charm to it. The conversation's simplicity and humor is really what gives the story a quaint feel, and I will still say that despite its major flaws... I may not like Fiddler on the Roof. But I enjoy it, nonetheless.
And the characters themselves aren't that interesting. They lack the depth that makes them truly interesting. Only Tevye seems to be the more complex individual of the cast, because his daughters and their stories on marrying the men they want over their father's wishes fell flat to me as I saw little to no development or chemistry between the girls and their husbands-to-be. Motel and Tzeitel get an entire act to develop (even though there isn't a whole lot of it), but Hodel and Perchik, and Chava and Fyedka's stories as just flat-out short.
Honestly, I think the pacing and contrast in this story is the biggest problem in this play. The entire first Act is nothing but happiness and merriment while the second Act is nothing but depression and letting things go. The scenes themselves don't contrast, only the Acts as whole do which can really bore a reader or an audience member. The play isn't perfect by any stretch, but it does have a very apparent charm to it. The conversation's simplicity and humor is really what gives the story a quaint feel, and I will still say that despite its major flaws... I may not like Fiddler on the Roof. But I enjoy it, nonetheless.
May 25, 2013
I love the movie Fiddler on the Roof, so when I found this mixed into a stack of sheet music by our piano, I picked it up and immediately began to learn the songs on the piano.
I noticed that there is one song in here - "Now I Have Everything" - that is not in the movie, and it's missing the song Tevye sang about Chava after she eloped. I was disappointed, to say the least. It's a beautiful song.
The music itself isn't really hard, though the arrangement for "If I Were a Rich Man" is a bit challenging with all the chords. Though I wish that the songs had a little more...filling. Y'know what I mean? It's a tad bit empty. I'd like to find some nice arrangements that have a little more of that "filling". I performed "Sunrise, Sunset" not long ago and added a little bit of "filler" to it myself.
Overall, not bad. Though I would have liked it better had they put the song about Chava in there.
I noticed that there is one song in here - "Now I Have Everything" - that is not in the movie, and it's missing the song Tevye sang about Chava after she eloped. I was disappointed, to say the least. It's a beautiful song.
The music itself isn't really hard, though the arrangement for "If I Were a Rich Man" is a bit challenging with all the chords. Though I wish that the songs had a little more...filling. Y'know what I mean? It's a tad bit empty. I'd like to find some nice arrangements that have a little more of that "filling". I performed "Sunrise, Sunset" not long ago and added a little bit of "filler" to it myself.
Overall, not bad. Though I would have liked it better had they put the song about Chava in there.
June 1, 2007
I played Golde in this show at 17. Great story and musical
August 1, 2008
Ain't nothin like a little Fiddler On The Roof to get the Jew in you all hyped up.
August 9, 2010
The best musical I have ever known, I have its sound tracks and I do listen to them
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