MUSC 298 - Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical

Beginning his musical theater journey as a protege of Oscar Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) is currently the most critically acclaimed living musical theater composer in America. A brilliant lyricist and a composer of great originality, he has crafted some of Broadway’s most admired works. This course will examine his writing for television, film, and the Broadway stage, as well as his influence on younger composers.

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