Rogers and Hammerstein Documentary

[@guesswho1565]

Two of the greatest songwriters who ever lived.

[@Juliaflo]

That is why I call them 'The Big Ampersand'.

[@imonthebox1148]

Guess Who. Richard Rodger's is on record, ( no pun intended ), as stating that neither he or Oscar Hammerstein 11, were songwriters, because neither could write a song out of the context of a musical. Richard Rodgers stated that they were musical theatre writers.

[@StevenTorrey]

A nice tribute. Growing up in the 1960s as a teenager, I fondly remember the CBS Sunday Radio Program playing Broadway Show Tunes.

[@java0880]

thankful that their music connects me to my parents in the sweetest way ...

[@marlenerangel831]

Rodgers and Hammerstein such a great partnership for the world Thank you for you're contributions

[@emf1111]

Thanks for doing this and doing it so well, just hearing their names makes me cry. this was better than the pbs version of the history of rodgers and hammerstein.

[@Dulcimerea]

that is quite a compliment! I agree. He did a great job with this short documentary. A+

[@Dulcimerea]

Fascinating history, thank you!. Definitely they were the greatest. their music molded the postwar years a lot and I grew up knowing so many of their songs.

[@madamerotten]

Fantastic documentary, and especially commendable for a high school student.

[@debaly]

Great job! Always wanted to learn more about Rogers and Hammerstein and this is really worth watching.

[@moo639]

Not sure I understand the claim that "Many a New Day" has no counter-melody. If true, that would be a giant step backwards. It has a chromatic bass line to begin with, a counter-melody in half-notes at bar 38 and a very prominent counter-melody at bar 84 in the dance music.

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

Since 1965 I’ve seen Broadway revivals of Carousel ( 2 different productions ),Oklahoma, The King and I. and South Pacific. They will always be the greatest duo to create music for the Broadway stage.

[@Chobyee]

i have to watch this for school, thank you, better than the other videos

[@lindabrown2557]

You did a wonderful job on this school project!

[@devydu]

Enjoyed your R&H documentary video very much. I've been in love with R&H musical movies since I was little girl watching them on TV. I try to see live R&H musicals performances at our town's theaters as much as I can. As Shirley Jones is one of my favorite musical actresses, I saw her perform live in "The Music Man" with her son, Patrick Cassidy. I never get enough of watching her in "Oklahoma" & "Carousel". As "Cinderealla" is now the hot R&H musical on Broadway, I hope to see it on tour.

[@garyroberts3859]

What songs,....what wonderful songs, and so many

[@juliejensen7370]

The music of South Pacific and Carousel, especially, will live forever.

[@MarvinBroz]

Love your documentary... one correction... you talk briefly about Hammerstein's Grandfather, Uncle, and his Father.... but the corresponding pictures, as you talk, are of his Father, his Uncle, and his Grandfather. Other than that, and the year of Hammerstein's Death, which you already corrected.... It's great! :)

[@WCaron23001]

The music is from The King and I. I think it is The March of the Siamese Children.

[@James_Bowie]

At 9:08 ... CORRECTION: Oscar Hammerstein died on August 23, 1960

[@moo639]

Oklahoma was not the first "serious" musical. That title belongs to "Show Boat" which was also Hammerstein's.

[@arthurharrison1345]

Great documentary!

[@davidcarlin3850]

Incorrect date of Hammerstein’s death. He died in 1960 not 1966 as you mentioned in 9:10. Please fix that

[@lukegreen5341]

8:47 My Favourite Rodgers And Hammerstein Musical Is The Sound Of Music Which Is First Opened On November 16th 1959 During The Late 1950's In The 20th Century And When The Show Did Made It's West End Debut At London's Palace Theatre In London's Glittering West End In May 1961 And When It Was Returned To London's West End At The London Palladium On November 15th 2006 In The 21st Century Which Is Co Produced By Andrew Lloyd Webber Which Is The Creater Behind Cats In 1981 And Jesus Christ Superstar In 1972 And Evita In 1978 And The Wizard Of Oz In 2011 And School Of Rock In 2015 And The Phantom Of The Opera In 1986 And Starlight Express In 1984 And Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat And He Was A Genius. When The Sound Of Music Was Transformed Into A Big Motion Picture And When It Was Released In Theatres On March 2nd 1965 And The Film Has It's UK Premiere At London's Wonderful Dominion Theatre In London's West End On March 29th 1965 And It Become The Highest Grossing 20th Century Fox Children's Live Action Hollywood Musical Family Blockbuster Movie Of All Time And This Is Now Owned By 20th Century Fox Which Is From The Makers Of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope Which Is My All Time Favourite Star Wars Movie As Well Too. May The Force Be With You. Thanks Mate. X

[@bruce92106]

Gone are the days, sadly..

[@tabanjoman24]

Thank you for this wonderful presentation - so professionally done too! Congratulations!

[@moo639]

Apparently this was written "11 years ago" and yet Rodger's name is still misspelled in the title.

[@beforeourveryeyes]

Sorry to be a stickler, but at 0:33 you show a Playbill for Showboat which, unless Rodgers collaborated in some way that I'm not aware of, and I'd like to know, if it's so, Showboat was a Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II creation. Thank you!

[@redinhodaflauta1269]

"Richard RoDgers" with a "D"! (Thank you, of course, for the post!).

[@juliejensen7370]

Yup, but he really had a Jewish surname.

[@btlfn14]

Nice job. I hope you received an'A'.

[@BFDT-4]

You forgot Flower Drum Song. To me, it's one of my fave R&H shows.

[@Gonindunit2]

Thank you for this interesting docu. You did a good job on it.

[@caseyread180]

Can you update this for any new information please at your earliest convenience? Much appreciated.

[@juliejensen7370]

Thank you for this. It's wonderful!

[@lofiftyfifty9206]

Uplifting, delightfully fresh…they would’ve loved it 😍

[@InACountryGarden]

Superb video. Well put together. However, one error I have noticed; if I may point this out to you: it's "RoDgers" i.e. with a "d" in the surname. HTH! :-)

[@jakesprake]

When you said that Rogers removed the 'normal counter melody', do you mean the section at the start of the song different from the main song?

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

You accidentally showed the playbill from Showboat. That was Jerome Kern, not Dick Rodgers.

[@denesdosztanmusic]

Great and enjoyable compilation, thanks much.

[@Tyman492]

I agree, SMOKEY95521, correct facts are important. I will make a correction with a caption immediately. Thank you for pointing it out.

[@rayfridley6649]

Rogers & Hammerstein duo is often compared to Gilbert & Sullivan. Oklahoma! was written the same way as H.M.S. Pinafore.

[@rexlex1736]

Rodgers is spelled with a "D."

[@stevetraskell726]

Do you think you can do one of these for Gilbert & Sullivan?

[@jetsonwhite888]

Nicely done!! Thanks!

[@stevekobb3850]

Thank you! Loved the video.

[@moo639]

Oscar's nickname was pronounced "OCK-ee" not "OAK-ee."

[@TheHManShow]

Edelweiss was the last song they wrote together Apparently Hammerstein actually wrote that on his deathbed

[@moo639]

That was the last complete song, but the last thing he wrote was a quatrain that was added to another song: "Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay; love isn't love till you give it away."

[@moo639]

The notes that rush up into the song "Oklahoma" were stolen directly from the notes that rush up into "I Got Plenty of Nothing" in Porgy and Bess.

[@DerekDominoes]

Very well done!

[@aberjed]

Rodgers best songs were with Hart; his best shows were with Hammerstein

[@imonthebox1148]

aberjed It is interesting that in the songs Rodgers wrote with Hart, that the music always came first. And with the musicals Rodgers' wrote with Hammerstein 11, the lyrics always came first.

[@RichardHannay]

Grat job on this...

[@Juliaflo]

It's R-O-D-G-E-R-S.

[@geyerhouse]

Fascinating. Maybe you should work to develop your play By ear skills?

[@Scarecrowmusic415]

Hi, shouldn't it be Rodgers (with a d) in your title?

[@fredricbloom5781]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PamelaRosen]

Also, Showboat was not a Rodgers and Hammerstein show.

[@imonthebox1148]

Showboat had music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd. One song in Showboat, had lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse, this was Bill...

[@milliemouse6525]

of course not, but if you listened better you would have understood that he was explaining who Hammerstein worked with BEFORE working with Rogers!

[@Tolstoy111]

Oscar Hammerstein died in 1960. Not 66

[@patricksummers5126]

RODGERS - not Rogers

[@garyroberts3859]

They didn’t do showboat

[@ischtwan1978]

Could you please tell me what is the music starting at 1:50? Thanks!

[@moo639]

It looks here like the answer came before the question. It is The March of the Siamese Children.

[@Caddyjay]

Great work producing this video, but how ironic that you misspelled the word apologize in your apology for your error at 9:10.

[@patricksummers5126]

Can you not spell Rodgers name correctly in the title?

[@stuartlee6622]

Mary Martin! Not Julie Andrews.

[@123firebird4]

What’s the best part

[@Caddyjay]

And you also misspelled Hammerstein!

[@kerstindahlqvist9641]

Who is narrator?

[@Tyman492]

A 14 year old version of myself :)

[@stuartlee6622]

Hillary Clinton cackling 🧹🧹🧹

[@carolfraz588]

Hammerstein died in 1960 not 1966

[@liesljones5987]

Although I consider myself an R&H fan, I strenuously object to the constant misinformation perpetrated by the R&H publicity machine as well as uninformed 'experts.' While OKLAHOMA! was certainly a landmark show, it was hardly "the first serious musical." This "documentary" mentions SHOW BOAT as though it was just a successful afterthought when it dealt with miscegenation and other topics that put OKLAHOMA'S "who will Laurie go to the box social with?" back to '20s shows.. Yes, the score, direction, Agnes DeMille's choreography and other elements were first rate, but the basic STORY is still trivial. By comparison, Kern & Hammerstein's SHOW BOAT, Rodgers' own PAL JOEY (with Hart) and the Gershwin-Hayward PORGY AND BESS all tackled far more dramatic themes and adult storylines. But they are all swept aside by the commercial and critical success of OKLAHOMA! -a terrific show, but not quite as innovative as the R&H office would like everyone to believe. It's 2015, and 70 years later after OKLAHOMA'S debut; it's time to put the show in some kind of historical and FACTUAL perspective.

[@liesljones5987]

Sorry Otkugo, there were NUMEROUS run-of-the-mill musicals thatfollowed OKLAHOMA! as well as a few Innovators of their own:MY FAIR LADY, WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA-all of which had STRONGER STORYLINES . Yes, OKLAHOMA! was an Important Show and was Immensely Popular. But many people feel it was eclipsed by R&H's own CAROUSEL and SOUTH PACIFIC. Asfor "flaws" and non-integrated songs, how does OKLAHOMA's"Kansas City do ANYTHING beyond introducing Will Parker intothe plot? PAL JOEY -with no cutesy dialogue and secondary couple -did everything a good musical did -and added TRUTH to the mix.

[@mylesgarcia4625]

So you are belittling/diminishing OKLAHOMA! because it has a very basic. homespun, unpretentious story line vs. the grander SHOW BOAT? That's hardly R&H's fault. And perhaps you are comparing apples to oranges. Yes, SHOW BOAT is far grander and a more ambitious work (many consider it an operetta) than OK, but its second act is also far more rickety, overly clunky and post-climactic than OKLAHOMA's entirely credible, simple ending. Besides, have you ever considered that because it was their first collaboration, they wanted to try something a little more simple? So, R&H should not have attempted to write OKLAHOMA! because it was not as grand a story as SHOW BOAT? Blame the Theatre Guild for bringing the two of them together, and Lynn RIggs' play to them. Also, read the new book, SOMETHING WONDERFUL by Todd Purdum. It might get you off your high horse soapbox.

[@johnholmes912]

rodgers was not self taught

[@barbarapineda5730]

These duels, were. Roger&hammerstein... is better.the other.indivi...George gerswin, well thats .oppn..becuz..they highly talently, I admired most of.their, arts,