Hosanna

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"Hosanna" is a choral-style song from the rock opera *Jesus Christ Superstar* that features a crowd praising Jesus while religious authorities look on with skepticism.

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Hosanna canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical number ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWork film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
basedOn New Testament accounts of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInNarrative near Jesus’ final week ⓘ
composer Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ
containsDialogueBetween Jesus and Caiaphas ⓘ
Jesus and crowd ⓘ
creator Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ
Tim Rice ⓘ
dramaticFunction contrasts crowd enthusiasm with priestly concern ⓘ
depicts popular acclaim for Jesus ⓘ
featuresCharacter Annas ⓘ
Caiaphas ⓘ
Jesus ⓘ
featuresGroup crowd ⓘ
religious authorities ⓘ
firstAppearanceInWork original concept album of Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext recording studio ⓘ
genre rock opera ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalRefrain Hosanna, Hey Sanna, Sanna Sanna Ho ⓘ
lyricist Tim Rice ⓘ
musicalStyle choral ⓘ
notableLine Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd? ⓘ
You see there’s too many of them to control ⓘ
partOf Jesus Christ Superstar ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
setIn Jerusalem ⓘ
theme praise of Jesus ⓘ
religious skepticism ⓘ
titleDerivedFrom liturgical acclamation ‘Hosanna’ ⓘ
vocalForces chorus ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ

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