Composer
Frank Loesser
American songwriter (1910–1969)
1910–1969
152 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1969
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Frank Henry Loesser ( "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (IPI name identifier 00018339583).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; librettist; lyricist; songwriter; film score composer; actor; screenwriter; musician
- Genres
- musical play
- Notable works
- Baby, It's Cold Outside; Guys and Dolls
- Official website
- http://www.frankloesser.com/
- Birth name
- Frank Henry Loesser
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39567135
- ISNI
- 000000008118776X
- GND ID
- 119181029
- Library of Congress ID
- n81133632
- MusicBrainz ID
- 0a0688ca-72c2-46d6-a3b9-b297e7dad6dc
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Guitar, Alto, Choir
- Genres represented
- pop, Jazz, Country
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 1 of 4
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Once In Love With Amy | See work details |
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| Baby, It's Cold Outside | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| If I Were a Bell | See work details |
5 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Wish I Didn't Love You So | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Inch Worm | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Hear Music | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Don't Want To Walk Without You | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Say It (Over And Over Again) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| A Bushel And A Peck | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Heart And Soul | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I've Never Been In Love Before | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Greenwillow Christmas | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I'll Know | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Bubbles In The Wine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Luck Be A Lady | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| On A Slow Boat To China | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Brotherhood Of Man | See work details |
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| Let's Get Lost | See work details |
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| My Darling, My Darling | See work details |
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| Standing On The Corner | See work details |
4 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Wonderful Copenhagen | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Adelaide's Lament | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Guys And Dolls | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Believe In You | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Sand in My Shoes | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Small Fry | See work details |
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| A Woman In Love | See work details |
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| Gossips, The | See work details |
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| Like A Woman Loves A Man | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Lady's In Love With You | See work details |
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| More I Cannot Wish You | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Never Will I Marry | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Oldest Established | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Ugly Duckling | See work details |
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| Where's Charley? | See work details |
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| Rumble, Rumble, Rumble | See work details |
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| Big D | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Lovelier Than Ever | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Heart Is So Full Of You | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Roseanna | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Secretary Is Not A Toy | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dolores | See work details |
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| Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Touch Of Texas | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Inchworm | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Fugue For Tinhorns | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
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 39567135. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.