Similarities Between Richard Rodgers And Oscar Hammerstein Ll.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ll

Ben Sterling - March 31, 2016Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers was a Jewish, American composer of over 900-1500 songs. He was born on June 28, 1902 in New York City to Mamie Rodgers, Dr. William Rodgers, a wealthy family. His father was a physician. Rodgers remembers his family and a Tense place to live due to bickering and arguing. Rodgers began playing the piano at age six and composed his first pieces in his teens. Rodgers attended Columbia University and met Oscar Hammerstein ll, and the two did little projects together but did not actually do anything valuable. Soon Rodgers began working with Lorenz Hart, the two were then able to release a play for broadway. Unfortunately Hart was addicted

His parents were Jewish and he was raised Episcopalian. Oscar father, although a theater directer, did not want Oscar to become a musician, so Oscar went to law school at Columbia University. Oscar maintained high grades and participated in many extracurricular activities such as baseball. Soon in 1914 at the age of forty his father died. After his fathers death Hammerstein began writing and preforming in small plays. Hammerstein then left law school to pursue a career in theater. His first collaboration was “Always You” which he wrote the book and lyrics. The play opened in 1920, and in 1921 Hammerstein joined the lambs club. For 40 years Oscar Hammerstein ll composed with other musicians such as Jerome Kern with whom he enjoyed composing with. Oscar ended up marrying twice in his life. First to a Myra Finn with whom he had three children they named William Hammerstein and Alice Hammerstein and James Hammerstein by Blanchard. He also had a step daughter with Dorothy who had four husbands. In 1927 Hammerstein and Kern realest Show Boat which was there greatest hit so far in there careers. Soon Oscar started composing with Richard Rodgers with whom he is most famous for composing with. Oscar Hammerstein ll died in August 23, 1960 of stomach cancer. All lights on Times Square were turned off for him, which had not been done since World War ll, in other words, he was greatly honored by