William David Brohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam David Brohn
American arranger and orchestrator
Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1933
Place of Birth: Flint, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 11-May-2017
Profession: music arranger
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About William David Brohn
- William David "Bill" Brohn (March 30, 1933 – May 11, 2017) was an American arranger and orchestrator, best known for his scores of musicals such as Miss Saigon, Ragtime and Wicked.
- He won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations three times. His work was eclectic, orchestrating many different styles of music.
- His modern scores are known for their keyboard writing for the orchestra pit, and their balance between acoustic and synthesised sounds.
- Brohn was one of the few theatre orchestrators to use the E-bow attachment to the electric guitar, which can be heard in his orchestrations for Wicked and Mary Poppins.
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