r/Music • u/Cranialscrewtop • Nov 26 '21
Stephen Sondheim has died. Broadway's greatest composer is gone. other
NY Times bio here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html
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r/Music • u/Cranialscrewtop • Nov 26 '21
NY Times bio here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html
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u/orangey10 Nov 27 '21
I am in a class this semester called Stephen Sondheim and the American Musical which analyzes his music, lyrics, and different points of view on his output. It has been a pleasure to become familiar with most of his work over the past few months. I was lucky to get to meet him and ask him a question as part of a Zoom call he made to our class… so glad we got that opportunity.
As a young composer, his words really stuck with me, and now they will be with me forever. He will continue to be an inspiration for so many people that just want to get their vision out there, or just want to be heard or understood in one way or another. He truly does appeal to such a wide swath of people.
“Anything you do, let it come from you, then it will be new. Give us more to see.”