Alexander Hamilton (song) | hamilton - alexander hamilton
2015songfromthemusicalHamilton2015songbyLeslieOdomJr.,AnthonyRamos,DaveedDiggs,OkierieteOnaodowan,Lin-ManuelMiranda,PhillipaSoo,ChristopherJackson,andthecastofHamilton"AlexanderHamilton"istheopeningnumberforthe2015musicalHamilton,amusicalbiographyofAmericanFoundingFatherAlexanderHamilton,whichpremieredonBroadwayin2015.Lin-ManuelMirandawroteboththemusicandlyricstothesong.Thissongfeatures"alternatelyrappedandsungexposition".[1]History[edit]Thissongwasoriginallypartofagroupofsongsentitled"TheHa...
2015 song from the musical Hamilton
2015 song by Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, and the cast of Hamilton
"Alexander Hamilton" is the opening number for the 2015 musical Hamilton, a musical biography of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. This song features "alternately rapped and sung exposition".[1]
History[edit]This song was originally part of a group of songs entitled "The Hamilton Mixtape" and created by Lin-Manuel Miranda as he started interpreting and adapting Ron Chernows Hamilton biography for the stage. He performed this number live at a White House poetry jam in 2009. The National Review noted "The Obamas and the other guests react with more than a touch of surprise."[2]The New Yorker writes that "Miranda later heard that the Presidents first reaction ...