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Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and huvudgata musicals (1902–1979)
For other people named Richard Rodgers, see Richard Rodgers (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Richard Rogers or Dick Rogers.
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| Birth name | Richard Charles Rodgers |
| Born | (1902-06-28)June 28, 1902 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1979(1979-12-30) (aged 77) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Musical theater |
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| Years active | 1919–1979 |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Juilliard School |
Musical artist
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – månad 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music.
Rodgers is known for
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Richard Rodgers, 1902-1979: A Man of a Thousand Songs
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I'm Mary Tillotson. And I'm Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.
That is music from the television show "Victory At Sea" written in nineteen fifty-two. The man who composed that beautiful music is known mainly as a writer of show songs. He wrote more than one thousand songs that helped tell stories in theaters, on television and in the movies. His music has been heard in more than two hundred movies and two thousand television shows.
Some experts say his music created more happiness than that of any other American popular composer. His name was Richard Rodgers. Today, we tell his story.
Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June twenty-eighth, nineteen-oh-two. Both his parents enjoyed singing and playing the piano. His grandparents loved
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An introduction to Richard Rodgers
May 24 2021, by Toby Wright
Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28th 1902, and died on December 30th 1979. He was a prolific composer and is one of only 14 people to have received the four major entertainment honours – Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy awards. His works range from The Sound of Music to Oklahoma and helped to make Broadway musicals more memorable and hummable.
As a toddler, he learned to play the piano, and members of his household were fans of musical theatre. His parents saw Broadway shows and his grandparents appreciated opera. His mother played, on the piano, tunes she had seen in the shows, and Rodgers inherited this skill which he turned into an innate knowledge of music and harmony.
In his youth