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Herbert Pope Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer. He was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz. Stothart was widely acknowledged as a prominent member of the top tier of Hollywood composers during the 1930s and 1940s.
June 21 - 23, 2024. Book by Frank L. Baum. Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg. Background Music by Herbert Stothart. Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard. Orchestration by Larry Wilcox. Adapted for the Royal Shakespeare Academy by John Kane. AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED! April 14-16. Directed by Cindi Strobel.
$69-$225. Length. 2 hours 20 minutes. Schedule. Program. Stothart. The Wizard of Oz. Performers. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Richard Kaufman. Revel in Herbert Stothart’s beautiful score performed live by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Dorothy embarks on her fantastical quest on the big screen.
He composed a number of songs, one of the best-known being the 'Donkey Serenade', sung by Allan Jones in The Firefly (1937). Most importantly, perhaps, he became the first composer at MGM to win an Academy Award for a musical score for The Wizard of Oz (1939). Herbert Stothart spent his entire Hollywood career at MGM.
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Jul 24, 2016 · THE WIZARD OF OZ By L. Frank Baum • Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg • Background Music by Herbert Stothart • Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard ...
Herbert Stothart. Herbert Stothart was born of Scottish and Bavarian descent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 11, 1885, studying music in Europe and at The University of Wisconsin, where he also taught. He was hired by producer Arthur Hammerstein to be musical director for touring companies of Broadway shows, and was soon writing music for ...
