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Meredith Willson: he wrote and WAS The Music ManA legendary composer, conductor and so much more, Meredith Willson could truly be called the namesake of his ...
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The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- 1983
Mar 28, 2024 · You know ‘76 Trombones’, you know ‘Till There Was You’, and of course you know ‘It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas’. Their writer, Meredith Willson, was a curious anomaly on Broadway in that he did it all. Composer, lyricist, conductor, musician, playwright.
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Dec 1, 2023 · He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra & The Beatles. And when the River City boys band marched on Broadway, Meredith Willson caught the whole...
He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [ 2 ] and " It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " (1951). Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway, [ 3 ] and composed symphonies and popular songs.
Feb 27, 2020 · Five facts you didn't know about 'Music Man' composer Meredith Willson. A few tidbits gleaned from the astute guides at the Willson museum and boyhood home in Mason City, Iowa: • Willson...
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2020 songbook hall of fame honoree Best known as the playwright and composer behind The Music Man , Meredith Willson (1902-1984) also was a noted bandleader, broadcaster and writer of popular standards such as “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”
