Richard Adler | Composers

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Richard Adler
Richard Adler

Born
03.08.1921 in New York

Died
21.06.2012 in Southampton, New York

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Anniversary / Jubilee 2021

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Hernando's Hideaway

Hernando's Hideaway

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Hernando's Hideaway

Notes available at: https://www.rundel.de/en/ Hernandos Hideaway Cha Cha for Winds and Latin Percussion The song "Hernando's Hideaway" was written for the musical "The Pajama Game" by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler in 1954. The lyrics are about a dark, somewhat infamous place called "Hernando's Hideaway", where all those who shun the light of the public find a discreet hiding place: crooks, petty criminals and secret lovers. According to the lyrics, one sees only dark silhouettes and hears nothing but rattling castanets in Hernando’s hideaway. Thus, the main theme actually begins dark and cautious, real castanets are clinking. A gripping, not at all cautious piece of music in a Latin-American style soon develops. The percussion register plays an important role and can be equipped with up to thirteen different instruments. Although the...

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Fantastica

Fantastica

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 121 German Air Force Band (Luftwaffenmusikkorps) Münster - Lieutenant Colonel Christian Weiper Festival March / Festmarsch, op. 452 (Strauss /...
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Hernando's Hideaway

Hernando's Hideaway

The song "Hernando's Hideaway" was written for the musical "The Pajama Game" by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler in 1954. The lyrics are about a dark, somewhat infamous place...
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