Arlen, Harold
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Wednesday, February 15, 1905 in Buffalo, New York (USA)
Died: Wednesday, April 23, 1986 in New York, New York (USA)
Nation of Origin: United States
Major Works:
Over the Rainbow (Song from The Wizard of Oz)
Other Information:
Harold Arlen wrote over 400 songs in American music history, including “Over the Rainbow” (named #1 song of the 20th Century) and all other songs from the classic film “The Wizard of Oz.” S.A. Music would be grateful if you included information about Harold Arlen, and a link to the Official website, on your site. We would like to welcome visitors to your site to learn more about this prolific songwriter. The Harold Arlen website contains an extensive biography, photo album, song samples, shopping and more!
I hope you will visit the site yourself and consider adding a link on your page.
Thank you.
Sharon Marotta
Publicist for S.A. Music Co.
Essay contributed by:
Sharon Marotta
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
The Official Harold Arlen Web Site
