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Meredith Willson murió de insuficiencia cardíaca en 1984 a la edad de 82 años. Su funeral en Mason City incluyó dolientes vestidos con trajes de The Music Man y grupos de bandas y corales que cantaron sus canciones. Willson está enterrado en el cementerio municipal de Elmwood-St. Joseph en Mason City.
20 de jul. de 2021 · Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902, Mason City, Iowa – June 15, 1984, Santa Monica, Calif.) was an American composer, songwriter, flutist, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man.
15 de dic. de 2021 · Dec. 15, 2021. Many know Meredith Willson’s 1957 Broadway musical, “The Music Man,” as a light comedy centered on a cheeky scam artist who pretends to be a musician and sells the idea of ...
When Meredith Willson wrote “The Music Man” in 1957, he needed a show stopping love song for one of the scenes. Rather than compose a new song, he dusted off...
Meredith Willson: America's Music Man. Documentary February 28, 2023. He performed under Sousa & Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra & The Beatles. And when the River City boys band marched on Broadway, Meredith Willson caught the whole world’s ear.
3 de may. de 2021 · Though Willson is best remembered for The Music Man, there is a great deal more to his career as a composer and lyricist. In The Big Parade, author Dominic McHugh uses newly uncovered letters, manuscripts, and production files to reveal Willson's unusual combination of experiences in his pre-Broadway career that led him to compose The Music Man at the age of 55.
1917 Meredith Willson played with an orchestra at Lake Okoboji, Iowa, a resort town 100 miles west of Mason City, in his first paying job – $13 a week. 1918 Meredith’s sister, Dixie moved to New York City and Meredith went to visit her. 1919 Meredith graduated from Mason City High School. Later that same year, John Philip Sousa’s band ...
