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{{quote|''"I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it."''|Oscar Hammerstein II}}
{{quote|''"I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it."''|Oscar Hammerstein II}}


American songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902-1979, composer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960, lyricist). Together they earned 34 Tonys, 15 Academy Awards, a Pulitzer and two Grammys. As the quote above indicates, their shows were well on the "idealist" end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]; despite often dealing with serious topics (racism in ''[[South Pacific]]'', sexual harassment in ''[[Oklahoma]]!'', spousal abuse in ''[[Carousel]]''), they're a by-word for perky, heart-warming, optimistic musicals.
American songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902-1979, composer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960, lyricist). Together they earned 34 Tonys, 15 Academy Awards, a Pulitzer and two Grammys. As the quote above indicates, their shows were well on the "idealist" end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]; despite often dealing with serious topics (racism in ''[[South Pacific]]'', sexual harassment in ''[[Oklahoma!]]!'', spousal abuse in ''[[Carousel]]''), they're a by-word for perky, heart-warming, optimistic musicals.


Before their creative partnership began, both had been involved in earlier collaborations; Rodgers was acclaimed for his work with Lorenz Hart, while Hammerstein co-wrote ''[[Show Boat]]'' (arguably the first modern musical, and written in a style which foreshadowed the work of this duo) with composer Jerome Kern.
Before their creative partnership began, both had been involved in earlier collaborations; Rodgers was acclaimed for his work with Lorenz Hart, while Hammerstein co-wrote ''[[Show Boat]]'' (arguably the first modern musical, and written in a style which foreshadowed the work of this duo) with composer Jerome Kern.
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Best known for their Broadway [[The Musical|musicals]]:
Best known for their Broadway [[The Musical|musicals]]:
*''[[Oklahoma]]!''
*''[[Oklahoma!]]!''
*''[[Carousel]]''
*''[[Carousel]]''
*''[[State Fair]]'' (originally a movie)
*''[[State Fair]]'' (originally a movie)
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*''[[Me And Juliet]]''
*''[[Me And Juliet]]''
*''Pipe Dream''
*''Pipe Dream''
*''[[Cinderella (Film)|Cinderella]]'' (originally written for television)
*''[[Cinderella (film)|Cinderella]]'' (originally written for television)
*''[[Flower Drum Song]]''
*''[[Flower Drum Song]]''
*''[[The Sound of Music]]''
*''[[The Sound of Music]]''


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    Rodgers at the left, Hammerstein at the right.
    "I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it."
    —Oscar Hammerstein II

    American songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902-1979, composer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960, lyricist). Together they earned 34 Tonys, 15 Academy Awards, a Pulitzer and two Grammys. As the quote above indicates, their shows were well on the "idealist" end of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism; despite often dealing with serious topics (racism in South Pacific, sexual harassment in Oklahoma!!, spousal abuse in Carousel), they're a by-word for perky, heart-warming, optimistic musicals.

    Before their creative partnership began, both had been involved in earlier collaborations; Rodgers was acclaimed for his work with Lorenz Hart, while Hammerstein co-wrote Show Boat (arguably the first modern musical, and written in a style which foreshadowed the work of this duo) with composer Jerome Kern.

    Curiously, Oscar Hammerstein knew Stephen Sondheim as a young man and was a formative influence on him (Sondheim has said that "if Oscar was a geologist, I would have been a geologist").

    Best known for their Broadway musicals:

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