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The Congress library He gained rare musical and lyrical sketches from the Harold Arlen and Lyricist’s composers “IIP” Harburg, who cooperated on the achievement of the song 1939 film Wizard of OZ.
Acquisition includes 35 handwriting items, including first manual drafts of music and texts with some favorite songs from the film, who has starred Judi Garland. The collection also includes drafts of leafing songs and correspondence from the film director, Mervin Leroi.
Crown Jewel Collection: The only lyrical sketch for “over a long” known that there is. “One day I will want a star + wake + find darkness away behind me,” is a pencil pen with a pencil pen on a piece of yellow legal paper. It is believed that the beginning of its creative process for the song that proved timeless and universally, which were such varied artists as a wreath, Rai Charles, Willie Nelson, Patti Labelle, Barbra Streisand and Placido Sunday.
“Over Rainbow” won Oscar for the best original song, while the result of Herbert Stotharta got the best original results Wizard of OZ The first winner of a double song / result in Oscar history. The recording of Garland’s records “via Rage” voted in Gruma Slave 1281. years and the National Recording Register in 2016. years. The complete album of the sound record was voted in the 2006 Gramma Hall of Fame.
The film was installed in the Library of the Congress National Film Film Registry in 1989. years.
“Via Rainbow” at the top “100 years … 100 songs” Film Institute “100 songs,” A 2004 list of the best songs in the American film from the 20th century. Wizard of OZ Third is (behind) Singin ‘in the rain and the original West Side Story) At the AFI list for the largest film from 2006. years.
Additional accentful collection include:
- Three pages of music sketches for “a wonderful wizard of Oz.”
- Musical handwriting “Off to see the wizard”.
- Lyrics for the “Lollipop League” song.
- Lyrical sketches for “Ding Dong! The witch is dead.”
- Music sketches for “Mayor of Munkn Land”.
- Seven pages of music sketches of preliminary concepts marked “oz opportunities”.
- Oscar, which Arlen received 1940. years for “over a rainbow.” It was his first nine nominations for the best original song.
Contributions “Harold Arlena Wizard of OZ They have a deep in the form of American culture, “Nicholas A. Brown-Caceres, the acting of the music division library, said in the statement.” The donation of these manuscripts and works is a valuable addition in relation to our different path Oz-Mouth. This gift not only honors Arlen and Harburgy imaginative genius, but also preserves the heritage of music that grew the hearts of the generation. The library is grateful to late Mrs. Arlen and the Arlena family for sharing these artifacts with the American people. “
The small screen will be presented in the large Thomas Jefferson building, which begins in October containing original music and lyrical manuscripts from creation Wizard of OZ and Hazardous. This treasure of Harold Arlen Music Arlen and Ascap Foundation Document the creation of sound tracks to iconic films inspired by the classic novel Frank L. Bauma Wizard of OZ. This display will be on regard to 23. October to 7. January 2026.
Recently acquired Wizard of OZ The material is joined by the Harold Arlen collection, donated by Arlen’s sister, Rita Arlen, starting in 2022. Years. This collection includes a music shell, a great music shell and lyrical sketch for music Flower house (1954), hundreds of photographs and Arlen’s original scenario for enrollment Wizard oz.
In addition, the existing Arlen Collection contains correspondence of Arlen’s friends, Mercer, Streisand, Irving Berlin, Truman Capote, Oscar Harshvin, Jerome Kern, Jerome Harmin, Jerome Harmvin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers.
It also includes several works of art, such as three portraits of George Gershvin, including a line of self-portrait since 1929. year that Gershvin sent Arlen. The library also gained Arlen’s original sketch for his pesma for cutting torches, “storming time”, and his manuscript for the “man who escaped” from Garland Star is born (1954).
Arlen’s other classic songs involved in the 2022 collection. They include three new nominated songs, “Accce-Cent-Chu-doditi positively” and “it’s raining,” “It’s just for the baby,” “sleeps”, “”.
Arlen wrote the standings for the streams of Streisand’s Grammy-Winning Album Debut 1963. His notes made his only Nomination Gramma – in the category of the best album notes. (Most of his best work preceded the arrival of Grammis in 1959. years). Streisand returned the affection in 1966. year, when she sang two songs in Arlen’s album debit, Harold sings Arlen (with a friend). She was her friend, of course he sang “Ding Dong! The witch is dead” (of Oz) and “the house of flowers.”
Harbarr and Arlen were the first two Pesema Prize Johnny Mercer Award Pesema Johnny Mercer, the highest honor of this organization. They received award in 1981. and 1982 years. Arlen received the recording award from the shooting Academy after 1987. years.
The Harold Arlen collection joins dozens of other collections of texts in the Music Division Library. These include manuscripts and papers of Jerome Kerna, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, Alan Jai Leer and Frederick Loeve, Billi Straihorn, Lesline Bricusse, Hart Bacharach, Harry Chapin and Judi Collins.
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