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  1. 5 days ago · "Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

  2. Jul 1, 2024 · Her impeccable technique and full tone—she was a renowned Wagnerian sopranoenhance a genuine feeling for the lyrics of the American Songbook. Farrell’s Arlen album, made later in her career (see Table 11.1 ), was the culmination of a long relationship with his music, dating back to the early 1940s.

  3. Jun 20, 2024 · Harold Arlen and His Songs is the first full-length study of the work of one of the great composers of the American Songbook. Although he created many standards, Arlen lacks the name recognition of some of his peers.

  4. Jul 1, 2024 · On October 5, 1932, the musical revue Americana introduced “Satan’s Li’l Lamb,” a song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics attributed jointly to E.Y. Harburg and a twenty-two-year-old newcomer named John Mercer. 1 This represented the first collaboration between Arlen and either lyricist.

  5. Jun 19, 2024 · Get Happy, written by Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen, is an uplifting and energetic song that encourages listeners to let go of their troubles and embrace happiness. With its catchy melody and positive lyrics, this song has become a timeless classic.

  6. 5 days ago · West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.

  7. Jun 21, 2024 · Harold Arlen. Over the Rainbow. Singer: Jamie Barton. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.