Song Details for: A Firestorm Consuming Indianapolis
Show: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Info / Wikipedia)
Composer: Alan Menken (Info / Wikipedia)
- Character's Age
- 33-39, 40-59
- Voice Type
- Baritone/Bass
- Tempo
- Medium/Moderate
- Comedic/Dramatic
- Dramatic
- Lyricist
- Howard Ashman (Info / Wikipedia)
- Year Written
- 1979
- Original Key
- F Major
- Time Signature
- 2/2
- Voice Range
- G♯2 - F4 (Middle C = C4)
- Accompanist Difficulty
- 4
- Page Numbers
- 117-127
- Popularity
- Not heard a lot
Comments: As Eliot looks out over the countryside he remembers the family history that brought the Rosewaters to Indiana, and then ends up reliving his experience in Germany where he mistook the volunteer fireman for SS Troops. One of the people he killed was a 14-year old boy. His commitment to helping volunteer fire fighters clearly stems from his guilt and PTSD over this incident.
Tour de force and worth doing!