Hal Leonard Releases New Sondheim Songbooks
First Publications from Exclusive Worldwide Catalog Deal Now Available,
Many More to Come
MILWAUKEE – Last spring, Hal Leonard Corporation reached an agreement with Rilting Music to exclusively represent iconic Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in print. The publishing leader is pleased to announce the release of five new Sondheim editions, commemorating this legend’s 80th birthday.
Revised editions of vocal selections for five mainstay musicals with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim include Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Passion, Sunday in the Park with George, and Assassins.
Each of these songbooks has been given fresh attention by Hal Leonard editors, as well as by Sondheim himself. All titles feature new music engravings, added songs and introductions, and detailed plot synopses.
Hal Leonard is currently at work on new editions of A Little Night Music, Merrily We Roll Along, The Frogs, Pacific Overtures, and Road Show. These Sondheim publications will be released in the coming months.
For more information on Sondheim songbooks or other vocal selections available from Hal Leonard Corporation, please visit your local music retailer or contact Music Dispatch (www.musicdispatch.com, 800-637-2852).
About Stephen Sondheim
Described by the New York Times as “the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theatre,” Stephen Sondheim(born 1930) is the winner of an Oscar, Grammy, Pulitzer Prize and more Tonys than any other composer – including a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. His oeuvre spans more than five decades, and his compositions are marked by their musical richness and depth of character.
About Hal Leonard Corporation
Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation (www.halleonard.com) is the world’s largest music print publisher, producing songbooks,sheet music, educational publications, reference books, DVDs, CD-ROMs, children’s music products, websites, magazines and more. In its more than 200,000 available publications, the company represents in print some of the world’s best known and most respected publishers, artists, writers and arrangers. Hal Leonard is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI and also has domestic offices in Winona, MN; New York; and Nashville; and offices abroad in Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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