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Oscar Hammerstein Quotes
Quotes about Oscar Hammerstein's influence on songwriting
These quotes come from people describing what they learned from Oscar Hammerstein directly — treating a song like a one-act play with a beginning and an end — or reflecting on the Rodgers and Hammerstein era of Music.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.
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Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father.
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In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.
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I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically.
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Rogers and Hammerstein were such a genius pair. They were able to touch on subject matter so far ahead of its time.
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I'm a Mexican girl from California, and I never grew up thinking I could be in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. I didn't really see myself in that. Not that I didn't grow up loving Rodgers and Hammerstein, but I don't know - I just never put myself there.
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And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, of Comedy Central's 'South Park,' are the most unlikely Rodgers and Hammerstein team ever to bowl a thundering strike.
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I'd love to tackle a classic Shakespeare play or take on Nora Helmer in 'A Doll's House.' Musical theater, it's the classics like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate.' I'm much more a Julie Andrews-type soprano than an Idina Menzel.
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