Lonely Room
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"Lonely Room" is a tune from Rodgers and Hammerstein
's Oklahoma!
, sung not too long after "Pore Jud Is Daid
".
"Lonely Room" is Jud Fry's declaration that he will get out of his smokehouse and get Laurey Williams to be his own. He states how tired he is of the dirtiness of his smokehouse, and how he longs for a girl of his own.
Rodgers ability to describe character through music is highlighted by the chromatic sound and the adventurous dissonant intervals.
Sung by Howard Da Silva
in the original Broadway
production, "Lonely Room" was omitted from the 1955 film adaptation. It was restored for the 2000s Broadway revival.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
's Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, sung not too long after "Pore Jud Is Daid
Pore Jud is Daid
"Pore Jud Is Daid" is a song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for the musical Oklahoma!.In this scene, Curly McLain, is visiting the threatening farmhand Jud Fry, who lives in an outbuilding that was once a smokehouse. He subtly insults Jud throughout, however Jud doesn't pick up...
".
"Lonely Room" is Jud Fry's declaration that he will get out of his smokehouse and get Laurey Williams to be his own. He states how tired he is of the dirtiness of his smokehouse, and how he longs for a girl of his own.
Rodgers ability to describe character through music is highlighted by the chromatic sound and the adventurous dissonant intervals.
Sung by Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva was an American actor.-Early life:He was born Howard Silverblatt in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Benjamin and Bertha Silverblatt. His parents were both Yiddish speaking Jews born in Russia. He had a job as a steelworker before beginning his acting career on the stage...
in the original Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production, "Lonely Room" was omitted from the 1955 film adaptation. It was restored for the 2000s Broadway revival.