Charles And Oscar Hammerstein Research Paper

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Richard Charles and Oscar Hammerstein

Richard Charles Rodgers was a composer. Richard wrote over 900 songs and did 43 broadway plays. He was born june 28, 1902 near long island, New York. He died december 30, 1979. His father was successful physician and his mother was a amueture musician. Richard started music when he was six, he played the piano. By the age of fourteen he had written two popular songs. His first song that was published was “any old place with you” in 1919. Richard met hart and worked together for several years until hart died. Richard than met Hammerstein and their success was really good.

Oscar Hammerstein was born july 12, 1895. He later died in august 23, 1960 because of stomach cancer. Hammerstein's

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