Philip J. Lang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philip J. Lang

American composer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1911

Place of Birth: New York, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1986

Profession: composer, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Philip J.
Lang (17 April 1911, in New York – 22 February 1986, in Branford, Connecticut) was an American musical arranger, orchestrator and composer of band music, as well as a musical educator.
He is credited for writing the orchestral arrangements (orchestrations) for over 50 Broadway theatre shows, including many landmark productions, such as Li'l Abner (1956), Hello, Dolly! (1964), Mame (1966), George M (1968), Annie (1977) and 42nd Street (1980).
Together with Robert Russell Bennett, he orchestrated the record-breaking productions of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady (1956) and Camelot (1960).
The dean of musical orchestrators, Russell Bennett remarked that the original arrangements Lang had prepared for Annie Get Your Gun (1946), which utilized a modern technique of orchestral scoring, were beautifully done.