Meredith Willson

American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright

Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.

He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951).

Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway, and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • 76 Trombones
  • Are You Sure
  • Being in Love
  • Finale
  • Gary, Indiana
  • Goodnight Ladies
  • Goodnight My Someone
  • Happy, Happy, Happy Wedding Day
  • Here's Love
  • Here's Love: Act I: Arm in Arm
  • Here's Love: Act I: Expect Things to Happen / Love Come Take Me Again (Waltz)
  • Here's Love: Act I: Here's Love
  • Here's Love: Act I: Look, Little Girl
  • Here's Love: Act I: Look, Little Girl (reprise)
  • Here's Love: Act I: My Wish
  • Here's Love: Act I: Overture / The Big Clown Balloons / Parade
  • Here's Love: Act I: The Bugle
  • Here's Love: Act I: You Don't Know
  • Here's Love: Act II: Finale
  • Here's Love: Act II: My State
  • Here's Love: Act II: She Hadda Go Back
  • Here's Love: Act II: That Man Over There
  • Here’s Love: Act I. Pine Cones and Holly Berries
  • Høyt over fjellet
  • I Ain’t Down Yet
  • I See the Moon
  • I'll Never Say No
  • Ik zie de maan (over de bergen)
  • Iowa Stubborn
  • It's You
  • It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
  • Kunnes sut saan
  • Lida Rose
  • Marguerite Waltz
  • Marian the Librarian
  • May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You
  • Montagnes bleues
  • My White Knight
  • Overture
  • Piano Lesson / If You Don't Mind My Saying So
  • Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little
  • Remember Hawaii
  • Rock Island
  • Sechsundsiebzig Posaunen
  • Seventy-Six Trombones
  • Shipoopi
  • Sincere
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor "A Symphony of San Francisco": I. Andante - Allegro, ma molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Vivace
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor "A Symphony of San Francisco": II. Andante
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor "A Symphony of San Francisco": III. Presto
  • Symphony no. 1 in F minor "A Symphony of San Francisco": IV. Allegro
  • Symphony no. 2 in E minor
  • Symphony no. 2 in E minor "The Missions of California": I. Junipero Serra; Lento - Allegro
  • Symphony no. 2 in E minor "The Missions of California": II. San Juan Bautista; Andante
  • Symphony no. 2 in E minor "The Missions of California": III. San Juan Capistrano; Vivace
  • Symphony no. 2 in E minor "The Missions of California": IV. El Camino Real; Allegro, a la marcia
  • The Music Man
  • The Sadder but Wiser Girl
  • The Wells Fargo Wagon
  • Till There Was You
  • Whose Dream Are You
  • Will I Ever Tell You?
  • Ya Got Trouble
  • Ya Got Trump Trouble!
  • You and I
  • שיר חיילים
  • フルーツカラーのお月さま