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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| You For Me | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Kicking The Gong Around | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Cocoanut Sweet | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Eagle And Me | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Evelina | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Fun To Be Fooled | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Happy As The Day Is Long | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In The Shade Of The New Apple Tree | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Like A Straw In The Wind | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Little Drops Of Rain | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Out Of This World | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Push De Button | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Satan's Li'l Lamb | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| What Is A Friend For? (Arlen/Cap | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Little Biscuit | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Don't Think I'll End It All Today | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Take It Slow, Joe | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I Love To Sing-A | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Sleepin' Bee |
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1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Don't Like Goodbyes | See work details |
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| View sheet music |
| Down With Love | See work details |
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| Fancy Meeting You | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Goose Will Never Be Peacock | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Happy With The Blues | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| It Was Written In The Stars | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lets Take Long Way Home | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Life's Full Of Consequence | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Money Cat | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| That's A Kind Of Freedom | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Wail Of The Reefer Man | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| What's Good About Goodbye? | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| When The Sun Comes Out | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| With The Sun Warm Upon Me | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Woman's Prerogative | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Gotta Have Me Go With You | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Here's What I'm Here For (Arlen | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lose That Long Face | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Someone At Last | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Somethin' Cold To Drink (Arlen/C | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Napoleon | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Pretty To Walk With (That's How A Man Gets Got) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| What Good Does It Do? | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bon-Bon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sweet And Hot | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 6. Lullaby | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Today, I Love Ev'rybody | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Goose Never Be a Peacock | See work details |
1 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 59268723. Portrait: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.