Sunrise | sunrise sunset musical
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia1964songfromFiddlerontheRoofmusicalThisarticleisaboutthesong.ForsolarSunrise,seeSunrise.ForsolarSunset,seeSunset."Sunrise,Sunset"isasongfromthemusicalFiddlerontheRoofwrittenin1964bycomposerJerryBockandlyricistSheldonHarnick.Production[edit]LyricistSheldonHarnicksaid:[1]Idorememberwhenwewrote"SunriseSunset,"thefirstpersonweplayeditforwasJerryBockswife...andwhenIfinished,thenIlookedatJerryswifePattiandIwasstartledtoseethatshewascrying.AndIthoughtmygoodness;this...
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1964 song from Fiddler on the Roof musical
This article is about the song. For solar Sunrise, see Sunrise. For solar Sunset, see Sunset."Sunrise, Sunset" is a song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof written in 1964 by composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick.
Production[edit]Lyricist Sheldon Harnick said:[1]
I do remember when we wrote "Sunrise Sunset," the first person we played it for was Jerry Bocks wife...and when I finished, then I looked at Jerrys wife Patti and I was startled to see that she was crying. And I thought my goodness; this song must be more effective than we even know. And the same thing happened – I am not a pianist but the music to "Sunrise Sunset" is easy enough so that I could learn the piano part – and I played it for my sister. And when I finished I looked and she had tears in her eyes. And that was a very unusual experience.
The album Sheldon Harnick: ...