
Georges Seurat – “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”
These song lyrics were shared with me in a music class I took this semester. The lyrics were written and composed by Stephen Sondheim. The play in which these lyrics were sung is called Sunday in the Park with George, a fictional story based off of the famous painter George Seurat. The main character George along with the entire cast sings this number “Sunday”.Sondheim mentions that this song is just one sentence. Also, this song refers to Seurat’s painting style, primary colors and simple shapes. Interestly, the word forever brings the entire song together and provides a deeper meaning which is that art is forever, once art is out in the world it will remain there forever for people to see, analyze and interpret.
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