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
Education: Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Recorded memberships: Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Instruments played: piano; voice
Genres: jazz; film score; blues
Awards: Grammy Trustees Award; Academy Award for Best Original Song; Johnny Mercer Award
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

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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
Sleepin' Bee, A	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Let's Take A Walk Around The Block	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Promise Me Not To Love Me	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
So Long, Big Time!	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Right As Rain	See work details	Piano Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Smellin' Of Vanilla (Arlen/Capot	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Jump De Broom (Arlen/Capote)	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Wife Never Understan' (Arlen/Cap	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ode	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Munchkinland	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
When the Boys Come Home	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Jitterbug	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bloomer Girl: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cakewalk Your Lady	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Optimistic Voices	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
T'morra', T'morra'	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Legalize My Name	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Madame Tango's Particular Tango	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Merry Old Land of Oz	See work details	Piano Voice Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Got a Song	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
St. Louis Woman: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ridin' on the Moon	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Savanna	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
There's a Sweet Wind Blowin' My Way	See work details	Piano Guitar Voice 1 more instruments Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ain't It De Truth	See work details	Guitar Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Buds Won't Bud	See work details	Guitar Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hit The Road To Dreamland	See work details	Guitar Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Today I Love Everybody	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
When The Wind Blows South	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Who Will It Be When The Time Comes?	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
It's A New World	See work details	Piano Guitar Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Savannah	See work details	Piano Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Wizard of Oz: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
We're Outta the Woods (from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Wizard of Oz")	See work details	Piano Vocal Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Gal That Got Away	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Wizard of Oz, The: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Star is Born: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Out Of A Clear Blue Sky	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ain' It De Truth	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lullaby (Scott)	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fancy Free	See work details	Piano Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Madame Tango's Particular (Arlen	See work details	Piano Voice Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bad For Each Other	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come On, Midnight	See work details	See edition details Jazz	View sheet music Work & edition details
Green Light Ahead	See work details	See edition details Jazz	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 59268723. Portrait: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.