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 5 of 5
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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.