Composer
Clark Gesner
American actor and musician (1938-2002)
1938–2002
30 works in the index
- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 2002
- Birthplace
- Augusta
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Clark Gesner (March 27, 1938 – July 23, 2002) was an American composer, songwriter, author, and actor. He is best known for composing the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts.
None of his other musicals (most notably The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall in 1979) had been able to match the success of ...Charlie Brown, though he had small success in regional productions (mostly Animal Fair in 1990).
Gesner's song "Happiness" became a hit standard in the 1960s, being recorded by various artists. The latter was also recorded in a smooth jazz version by David Benoit in May 2000, shortly after Charles M. Schulz's death, on an album entitled Here's To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! The album made it to #2 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; librettist; lyricist; songwriter; playwright; actor
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 79267285
- ISNI
- 0000000081594322
- GND ID
- 135129214
- Library of Congress ID
- n50074036
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3e6c7d25-67de-4569-8401-b1a64d3591be
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Choir, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 30
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kite (Charlie Brown's Kite) | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal, Choir | pop | 8 |
| Happiness | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal, Choir | pop | 7 |
| Change Music The Kite | — | — | — | Voice | — | 5 |
| The Baseball Game | — | — | — | Voice | — | 6 |
| You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 6 |
| Little Known Facts | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| Quick Changes | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| Little Know Facts | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| Suppertime | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 5 |
| Opening | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| My Blanket And Me | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| The Doctor Is In | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| The Book Report | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Leaf | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Crabbiness Survey | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Bow Music | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Lunch Hour | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Bridge To Schroeder | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Schroeder | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Snoopy | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| Valentines | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Lucy Opens Shop | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Snoopy-Sugarlips | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| The Red Baron | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Change Music | — | — | — | Voice | — | — |
| Rabbit Chasing | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Baseball Tag | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Bridge To Glee Club | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Glee Club Rehearsal | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Night Scene | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 79267285.