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Fiddler on the roof Quote by Sheldon Harnick

“As far as I remember, there was no actual lyric written to that.At the very beginning of "Fiddler on the Roof," there's a violin solo, an unaccompanied violin solo.” quote by Sheldon Harnick — Download Open image

“As far as I remember, there was no actual lyric written to that.At the very beginning of "Fiddler on the Roof," there's a violin solo, an unaccompanied violin solo.”

Sheldon Harnick

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