Jerome Moross

Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross (1913-1983). Moross' career encompasses three spheres; Broadway, Hollywood and the concert hall. He is best known to some audiences as the composer of the Academy Award-nominated score for William Wyler’s epic western, The Big Country (1958). An innovative score that challenged the status quo, it has influenced Western film scores ever since. Yet Moross also influenced the theatrical world with his unique approach to musical theater, including The Golden Apple (1954) and Ballet Ballads (1948), which he wrote with lyricist John Latouche, and his interpretation of American urban mythology in the ballet Frankie and Johnny (1938), a work that combined American music and vernacular dance.
Moross died on July 25, 1983.
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The Golden Apple
John Latouche, Jerome Moross
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic ComedyThe Golden Apple
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4f, 4m
A musical retelling of Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey set in Washington state at the turn of the 20th century, this classic American musical, which features the jazz standard "Lazy Afternoon," has earned an avid cult following,
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The Golden Apple
John Latouche, Jerome Moross
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic ComedyThe Golden Apple
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4f, 4m