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Richard Rodgers
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The first person to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards) was a Queens native. Richard Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) stands as one of the most famous musical composers of the 20th Century, with over 900 songs to his credit. He first became known through his work with lyricist Lorenz Hart, with whom Rodgers wrote several musicals in the 1920s and 1930s, including A Connecticut Yankee (1927), Babes in Arms (1939), and On Your Toes (1939). However, it was via his work with Oscar Hammerstein II in the 1940s and 1950s, on such musicals as Oklahoma! (1955), South Pacific (1958) and The Sound of Music (1965), that Rodgers gained widespread acclaim. His collaborations with Hammerstein are notable for creating shows that, though based on plays and novels, featured original dialogue as well as storytelling that moved seamlessly from speech to song.
ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY:
Richard Rodgers
Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- c2003
ML 410 .R6315 B56 2003
Richard Rodgers greatest hits
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Boston Pops Orchestra, performer.; Morton Gould Orchestra, performer.; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, performer.; Melachrino Strings, performer.; Melachrino Orchestra, performer.; BMG Entertainment (Firm), publisher.; Gould, Morton, 1913-1996, musical director.; Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, musical director.; Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979, musical director.; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
2001
Circ. CD 11030
The Sound of Music
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.; Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968, librettist.; Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966, librettist.; Rittman, Trude, arranger.; Sirmay, Albert, editor.; Trapp, Maria Augusta.
1960
M1503 .R731 S6 1960
The sound of music : vocal selection
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
©1959
M1508 .R684 S55x
South Pacific
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.; Martin, Mary, 1913-1990.; Pinza, Ezio.; Dell’Isola, Salvatore.
196-?
LP 311
South Pacific : a musical play
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, librettist, lyricist.; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer (expression); Logan, Joshua, librettist.; Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
1949
ML50 .R69 S68
South pacific : paradise rewritten
Lovensheimer, Jim.
2013
ML2054 .L68 2013
ADDITIONAL LIBRARY RESOURCES:
Richard Rodgers
Ewen, David, 1907-1985.; Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)
©1957
ML 410 .R6315 E9
Richard Rodgers
Hyland, William G. (William George), 1929-2008.
©1998
ML410 .R6315 H95 1998
The Richard Rodgers collection.
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
©2003
M1507 .R7 M81 2003
Somewhere for me: a biography of Richard Rodgers
Secrest, Meryle.
2001
ML 410 .R6315 S43 2001
The Sound of Music Medley
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.; Sparnon, Arabella.©1994
X M469 .R53 S68 1994
South Pacific
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Ambrosian Singers, singer.; London Symphony Orchestra. instrumentalist.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist, librettist.; Logan, Joshua, librettist.; Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, arranger of music.; Tunick, Jonathan, arranger of music, conductor.; Te Kanawa, Kiri, singer.; Carreras, José, singer.; Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990, singer.; Patinkin, Mandy, singer.; Chapin, Theodore S., writer of added commentary.; Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.1986
circ.
CD 1969
NON-LIBRARY RESOURCES:
- Book: The Richard Rodgers reader
Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- 2002