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Beauty and the Beast

original song written and composed by Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman (words)
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Beauty and the Beast

Summary

Beauty and the Beast is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beauty and the Beast's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Beauty and the Beast's composer is recorded as Alan Menken[4].
  • Beauty and the Beast was published by Walt Disney Music Company, Inc.[5].
  • Beauty and the Beast's genre is pop music[6].
  • Beauty and the Beast's genre is show tune[7].
  • Beauty and the Beast was performed by Angela Lansbury[8].
  • Beauty and the Beast was performed by Ariana Grande[9].
  • Beauty and the Beast was performed by Emma Thompson[10].
  • Among the performers on Beauty and the Beast was Céline Dion[11].
  • Beauty and the Beast was performed by Jump5[12].
  • Beauty and the Beast was performed by Jordin Sparks[13].
  • Among the performers on Beauty and the Beast was Beth Fowler[14].
  • Beauty and the Beast is part of Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[15].
  • Beauty and the Beast's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Beauty and the Beast was published on October 29, 1991[17].
  • Beauty and the Beast's lyricist is recorded as Howard Ashman[18].
  • Beauty and the Beast's tonality is recorded as G-flat major[19].
  • Beauty and the Beast's tonality is recorded as E-flat major[20].
  • Beauty and the Beast's tonality is recorded as D-flat major[21].
  • Beauty and the Beast's tonality is recorded as F major[22].
  • Beauty and the Beast's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beauty and the Beast'}[23].
  • Beauty and the Beast's has characteristic is recorded as film song[24].
  • Beauty and the Beast's tempo marking is recorded as andante[25].
  • Beauty and the Beast's beats per minute is recorded as {'amount': '+90'}[26].
  • Beauty and the Beast's beats per minute is recorded as {'amount': '+96'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): easy listening, jazz[29]

  • Community tags: academy award winner, easy listening, jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dea11511-4254-3ae2-b6c3-906ea502668a[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Beauty and the Beast was published by Walt Disney Music Company, Inc.[5]. Performers include Angela Lansbury[8], Ariana Grande[9], Emma Thompson[10], Céline Dion[11], Jump5[12], and Jordin Sparks[13].

Publication

Beauty and the Beast was published on October 29, 1991[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Genres include pop music[6] and show tune[7]. It is part of it: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[15].

Why It Matters

Beauty and the Beast ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Alan Menken Angela Lansbury Ariana Grande Céline Dion Emma Thompson Jordin Sparks

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . musicnotes.com. musicnotes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . tonaltrends.com. Retrieved . tonaltrends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . tonaltrends.com. Retrieved . tonaltrends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . notediscover.com. Retrieved . notediscover.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . tonaltrends.com. Retrieved . tonaltrends.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . notediscover.com. Retrieved . notediscover.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Angela Lansbury, Ariana Grande, Emma Thompson +4
    Form of creative work → song
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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