The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook features all of the classic songs by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen. Also included are the never-before published “character themes” by Academy-Award winning composer Herbert Stothart, medicine the complete “Munchkinland Musical Sequence, online ” and the song “The Jitterbug, neurologist ” which was cut from the original film. Utilizing rare M-G-M studio manuscripts and the original motion picture soundtrack, each song is presented in its original key. As a bonus, this unique collector’s item includes two songs from the 1903 Broadway musical production of The Wizard of Oz, with lyrics by original Oz author L. Frank Baum. These songs have not been published in over a century. The songbook also contains dozens of original production stills and publicity photos, an essay on the story behind the songs and score, and biographies of the composers.
Song List:
- OVER THE RAINBOW
- MUNCHKINLAND MUSICAL SEQUENCE
- DING-DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD
- IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN
- WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD
- OPTIMISTIC VOICES
- THE MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ
- IF I WERE THE KING OF THE FOREST
- THE JITTERBUG
- Special bonus: OZ character themes and 2 songs from the 1903 Broadway Musical Comedy “The Wizard of Oz”
Available from:
Cooma School of Music
Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au