Milton Rosenstock
Milton Rosenstock (June 9, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut - April 24, 1992, New York City) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger. Trained at the Juilliard School, he was highly active as a musical director for Broadway musicals from 1942 through 1980; serving in that capacity for 29 productions, including the original productions of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Can-Can (1953), Bells Are Ringing (1956), Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1962), Oliver! (1963), Funny Girl (1964), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1972). He also composed the music for the 1973 revue Nash at Nine and worked as musical supervisor for the 1989 production of Meet Me in St. Louis; the latter of which was his last project on Broadway. In 1948 he won the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director for Finian's Rainbow. He was nominated twice more for that award: for The Vamp (1956) and the original Broadway production of Gypsy (1960). He served as the music director of the Lyric Chamber Theater during the 1960s and was the music director of the American Ballet Theatre during the late 1960s. From 1981 until his death eleven years later of heart disease he was principal conductor of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born June 9th, 1917, Died April 24th, 1992
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 71227 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | I'm getting tired so I can sleep | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71228 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | O how I hate to get up in the morning | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71229 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | The Army's made a man out of me | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71230 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | What the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear (JC & band) | Milton Rosenstock | leader | ||
Decca | 71262 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | I left my heart at the stage door canteen | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71263 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | This is the Army Overture (orch. & chorus) | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71264 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | How about a cheer for the Navy | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 71265 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | American eagles | All Soldier Octet, Chorus, and Orchestra | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rosenstock, Milton," accessed January 26, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/341079.
Rosenstock, Milton. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/341079.
"Rosenstock, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 26 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Milton Rosenstock
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rosenstock, Milton - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87107417
Wikidata: Milton Rosenstock - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6861421
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54336607/
MusicBrainz: Rosenstock, Milton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad0de950-0a9a-4a8d-9125-f45cc521c7bd
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