Composer
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
1905–1986
205 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1986
- Birthplace
- Buffalo
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including "Over the Rainbow", which won him the Oscar for Best Original Song, he was nominated as composer for 8 other Oscar awards. Arlen is a contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; music arranger; film producer; singer; pianist; film score composer; musician
- Recorded memberships
- Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
- Genres
- jazz; film score; blues
- Birth name
- Hyman Arluck
- Pseudonym
- Harold Arlen; Harold Arluck
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 59268723
- ISNI
- 0000000368517543; 0000000083863098
- GND ID
- 119401193
- Library of Congress ID
- n82155108
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3508f3fd-3b18-493c-a362-376736bb6cde
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Vocal, Guitar, Choir
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Classical, pop, Pop, Blues
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 1 of 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work & excerpts Over The Rainbow | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Blues In the Night | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| That Old Black Magic | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| We're Off To See The Wizard | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I've Got The World On A String | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Stormy Weather | See work details |
8 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| A Woman's Prerogative | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| It's only a Paper Moon | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| If I Only Had A Brain | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| For Every Man There's A Woman | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Hooray For Love | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You're Off to See the Wizard | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Let's Fall In Love | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| The Man That Got Away | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| This Time The Dream's On Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Silent Spring | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Ill Wind | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Get Happy | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| I Had Myself A True Love | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Moanin' In The Mornin' | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Promise You | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| As Long As I Live | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dissertation On The State Of Bliss (Love And Learn) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts House Of Flowers | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| I Never Has Seen Snow | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Paris Is A Lonely Town | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Right As The Rain | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Silent Spring | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Waitin' (Arlen/Capote) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Love A Parade | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hurt But Happy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Had A Love Once | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Wonder What Became Of Me | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Last Night When We Were Young | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| the Morning After | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Shining Hour |
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| View sheet music |
| There's Sweet Wind Blowin | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| You're The Cure For What Ails Me | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| God's Country | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Stepping Into Love | See work details | See edition details | 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 59268723. Portrait: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.