Fiddler On The Roof Notes

Based on sholom aleichem s tevye and his daughters fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of the small tradition steeped town of anatevka russia where jews and russians live in delicate balance.

Fiddler on the roof notes.

Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905. In the prologue tevye the musical s protagonist introduces the inhabitants of their village of anatevka tevye compares those who live there to a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck 1. In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village. Choose from fiddler on the roof sheet music for such popular songs as if i were a rich man far from the home i love and matchmaker matchmaker.

Directed by norman jewison. Print instantly or sync to our free pc web and mobile apps. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics. Tevye the philosophical village milkman explains the customs of the jewish people and their lives in the russian shtetl of anatevka in 1905 where life is as precarious as the perch of a fiddler on a roof tradition at tevye s home everyone is busy preparing for the sabbath meal.

Act i prologue summary. Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of fiddler on the roof by joseph stein sheldon harnick jerry bock. His sharp tongued wife golde norma crane orders their five daughters 19 year old tzeitel. Download sheet music for fiddler on the roof.