Composer

Galt Macdermot

Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre

1928–2018

55 works and musical collections

Born: 1928
Died: 2018
Birthplace: Montreal
Place of death: Staten Island
Citizenship / historical state: Canada; United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1961. His most successful musicals were Hair (1967; its Broadway cast album also won a Grammy) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971). MacDermot also composed film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and Western classical music. His music has been sampled in numerous hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for his work on Hair, which produced three number-one singles in 1969: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine", and the title song "Hair".

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; songwriter; film score composer; pianist; musician; bandleader
Education: University of Cape Town; South African College of Music; Upper Canada College; Bishop's University
Instruments played: piano
Awards: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; David di Donatello for Best Foreign Music Score
Official website: http://www.galtmacdermot.com
Birth name: Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot
Native languages: English
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 47567785
ISNI: 0000000108572693
GND ID: 119271397
Library of Congress ID: n85160613
MusicBrainz ID: 479e16b4-2b26-40d1-ba65-9ce5ea8ae6a6

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Vocal
Genres represented: pop, Rock, Broadway, easy listening
Source entries with composition dates: 0

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Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Hair: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal Rock · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Easy to be Hard	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Where Do I Go	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Donna	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Got Life	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Frank Mills	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Air	See work details	Piano Vocal Rock · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Manchester England	See work details	Piano Vocal Rock · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Electric Blues/Old Fashioned Melody	See work details	Piano Vocal Rock · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Black Boys	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hashish	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I'm Black/Ain't Got No	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Walking In Space	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
White Boys	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
What a Piece of Work Is Man / How Dare They Try (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
African Waltz	See work details	Piano easy listening	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two Gentlemen of Verona: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
What Does a Lover Pack?	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Eglamour	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Abie Baby/Fourscore	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
What a Piece of Work is Man	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Night Letter	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mansion	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Party Music	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Love's Revenge	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Love Has Driven Me Sane	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
What a Nice Idea	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Love My Father	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Somebody to Love	See work details	Piano Vocal pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
Summer, Summer	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Who Is Silvia?	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
3-5-0-0	See work details	Piano Vocal Rock · pop	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Am Not Interested in Love	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Love Me	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Good Morning Starshine	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sodomy (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sheila Franklin / I Believe in Love (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Going Down (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Three	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hare Krishna / Be In (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Colored Spade (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
My Conviction (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Flesh Failures / Eyes Look Your Last / Let the Sun Shine In (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Score / Abie Baby (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Initials (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Oh Great God of Power / Manchester England (Reprise) (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Yes, I's Finished on Y'all's Farmlands (from "Hair")	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details

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 47567785. Portrait: AP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.