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ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT

ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT (1894-1981) arranged more than 300 Broadway musical scores. Among his credits were Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Carmen Jones; Finian’s Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. He orchestrated seven of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musicals, including Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music; his arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also arranged and orchestrated Rodgers’ 13-hour television documentary score for “Victory at Sea.” A classically trained composer, Bennett’s prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera.

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South Pacific

Vivian Beaumont Theater

Orchestrations; 1894-1981

Finian's Rainbow

St. James Theatre

Original Orchestrations

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Oklahoma!

Gershwin Theatre

Original Orchestrations

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