Rodgers and Hart

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart were American songwriter of the Great American Songbook.

Survey

Rodgers and Hart were in the 20s and 30s of the 20th century one of the most prolific and successful " songwriting team" on Broadway. Rodgers composed and Hart wrote the lyrics. At the same time they were one of the first partnerships, which were perceived as such in the former public (think also of the cooperation of the Gershwin brothers ), which was longer than an Artistic - it was the first time that a songwriter same proportion of the royalties as the composer got. From 1919 to 1943, she created the 30 musicals for stage and film. Especially at the beginning of the 1930s, she worked for Hollywood and wrote film songs and film scores. Many of her songs have become standards. 1943 ended their cooperation by Hart's early death. During this time, the partnership with Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein began.

Works

Show musicals and musical revues

Filming

Known songs

Movies on Rodgers and Hart

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