The most accomplished composer in the history of the American musical theatre was Richard Rodgers (1902-1979), with a professional career on Broadway that spanned more than 50 years. In an edition designed especially for singers, 45 songs have been carefully chosen from both the Rodgers & Hart and Rodgers & Hammerstein output.
Contents: Bewitched (PAL JOEY) • Climb Ev’ry Mountain (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) • Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful? (CINDERELLA) • Edelweiss (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) • Falling in Love with Love (THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE) • Hello, Young Lovers (THE KING AND I) • I Could Write a Book (PAL JOEY) • I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (TOO MANY GIRLS) • I Have Dreamed (THE KING AND I) • I Wish I Were in Love Again (BABES IN ARMS) • If I Loved You (CAROUSEL) • Isn’t It Romantic? (LOVE ME TONIGHT) • It Might as Well Be Spring (STATE FAIR) • It Never Entered My Mind (HIGHER AND HIGHER) • The Lady Is a Tramp (BABES IN ARMS) • Love, Look Away (FLOWER DRUM SONG) • Manhattan (THE GARRICK GAIETIES) • My Favorite Things (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) • My Funny Valentine (BABES IN ARMS) • My Heart Stood Still (ONE DAM THING AFTER ANOTHER) • My Lord and Master (THE KING AND I) • My Romance (JUMBO) • No Other Love (ME AND JULET) • Nobody’s Heart (BY JUPITER) • Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (OKLAHOMA!) • People Will Say We’re in Love (OKLAHOMA!) • Some Enchanted Evening (SOUTH PACIFIC) • Something Wonderful (THE KING AND I) • The Sound of Music (THE SOUND OF MUSIC) • The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (OKLAHOMA!) • The Sweetest Sounds (NO STRINGS) • Ten Cents a Dance (SIMPLE SIMON) • There’s a Small Hotel (ON YOUR TOES) • This Can’t Be Love (THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE) • This Nearly Was Mine (SOUTH PACIFIC)• Thou Swell (A CONNECTICUT YANKEE) • To Keep My Love Alive (A CONNECTICUT YANKEE) • Where or When (BABES IN ARMS) • With a Song in My Heart (SPRING IS HERE) • A Wonderful Guy (SOUTH PACIFIC) • You Are Never Away (ALLEGRO) • You Took Advantage of Me (PRESENT ARMS) • You’ll Never Walk Alone (CAROUSEL) • You’re Nearer (TOO MANY GIRLS) • Younger Than Springtime (SOUTH PACIFIC)
