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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
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.
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"The Music Man" is a free translation of the original German folksong from Silesia "Ich bin ein Musikante" ('I am a musician'), collected by Ludwig Erk and Wilhelm Irmer, and published in Die deutschen Volkslieder mit ihren Singweisen(1838). "The Music Man" was translated and arranged by George Coote and Harold Packham in 1951, for the Tonic Music ...
Each verse begins with the following chorus lines, divided between the lead singer ("The Music Man") and the audience. There are variations which follow roughly the same tune: 1. 1.1. The Music Man: "I am the music man, And I come from down your way and I can play!" 1.2. Audience: "What can you play?" The line "I come from down your way" is found i...
"The Music Man" by Billy Cotton and His Band (1951) on YouTube"The Music Man" by The Irish Rovers (1976) on YouTube"The Musicians" by George Rasely and Mardi Bryant (1949) on YouTube"The Musicians" by Dinah Shore, Betty Hutton, Tony Martin, and Phil Harris (1951) on YouTubeJun 16, 1984 · Meredith Willson, the author, composer and lyricist of the Broadway musicals ''The Music Man,'' ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' and ''Here's Love,'' died last night at St. John's Hospital in...
The Music Man is a 1957 musical written by Meridith Willson. It won a Tony Award for Best Musical. In its original run, it starred Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Pert Kelton and Iggie Wolfington. Two movies have been made of it, in 1962 and 2003. It was also revived several times.
Nov 26, 2018 · Meredith Willson, best known as a conductor, took many years to write his first musical, The Music Man. He started with two ideas: he wanted to create a nostalgic piece about the joys of growing up in the Midwest, and he wanted to write a show about a child with autism.
Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey. Majestic Theatre, Broadway - December 19, 1957 (1375 perfs) Adelphi Theatre, London - 16 March, 1961. Synopsis. THERE is nothing more disarming than the gentle form of flattery that suggests our children have some unsuspected artistic talent.
