Composer

Stephen Schwartz

American musical theatre lyricist and composer

b. 1948

213 works and musical collections

Born: 1948
Birthplace: New York City
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written hit musicals including Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to successful films including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998, music and lyrics), Enchanted (2007), Disenchanted (2022), and the two-part adaptation of Wicked (2024–2025, music and lyrics).

Schwartz has earned numerous accolades including three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has received nominations for six Tony Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He received the Tony Award's Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2015.

His son, Scott, directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; lyricist; poet; songwriter; screenwriter; executive producer
Education: Juilliard School; Carnegie Mellon University; Mineola High School
Genres: musical play
Notable works: The Prince of Egypt
Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score; Isabelle Stevenson Award; Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics; Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song; Academy Award for Best Original Song; Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Official website: https://www.stephenschwartz.com
Birth name: Stephen Lawrence Schwartz
Native languages: English
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 60017594; 161344048
ISNI: 0000000117658990
GND ID: 123472709
Library of Congress ID: n87901023
MusicBrainz ID: 57df78f7-085d-4322-9589-fd41c1e1e869

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

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Vocal, Voice, Guitar, Choir
Genres represented: pop, Broadway, Musicals
Source entries with composition dates: 0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue page 4 of 5

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
Magic to Do (from Pippin): Score	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Finale from "Pippin"	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
World Without You, A	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Manchild Lullaby	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Magic Show: Vocal Selections	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two's Company	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Style	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Solid Silver Platform Shoes	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Charmin's Lament	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Before Your Very Eyes	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Up to His Old Tricks	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sweet, Sweet, Sweet	See work details	Piano Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Wicked	See work details	Choir Musicals · Broadway	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bless The Lord	See work details	Piano Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Brother Trucker	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Millwork	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Joe	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Day by Day Additional credits Stephen Schwartz	See work details	Guitar Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dear Old Shiz	See work details	Voice Choir	View sheet music Work & edition details
I'm Not That Girl Performed by Stephen Schwartz	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Something Bad	See work details	Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Spark of Creation sheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Popular sheet music to download for band	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
As Long As You're Mine sheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Popular , Full Score	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
Popular sheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
For Good , Full Score	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
For Good 1 part	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
For Good 2 part	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
For Good sheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Highlights from Wickedsheet music to download for full orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Music from Wickedsheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Defying Gravity , Full Score	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Defying Gravity sheet music to download for marching band	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Defying Gravity sheet music to download for band	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
One Short Daysheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dancing Through Lifesheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Children of Edensheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Wizard And Isheet music to download for orchestra	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prepare Ye The Way	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
No Good Dead	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Day by Day from Godspell	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Turn Back O Man from Godspell	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Blame It On The Summer Night	See work details	Piano Guitar Vocal	View sheet music Work & edition details
Selections from Wicked	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nobody Tells Me How	See work details	Piano Voice Broadway	View sheet music Work & edition details
Un Mejor Dia Vendra	See work details	Piano Voice Broadway	View sheet music Work & edition details
Popular - Oboe	See work details	Oboe Broadway	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 161344048. Portrait: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.