Hammerstein II

British  

/ ˈhæməˌstaɪn /

noun

1. Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)

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Example Sentences

But the film captures a single evening, in which it becomes clear Rodgers has moved on to even greater success with new partner Oscar Hammerstein II, with the debut of their hit musical "Oklahoma!"

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

His 90-minute, two-act work, given its U.S. premiere by the New York Philharmonic on Thursday night, evokes a World War II-era sound reminiscent of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

But then again, this is “Oklahoma!,” the widely beloved Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II collaboration that became Broadway’s first blockbuster and launched a golden age of musical theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2022

To see how, we must start with Sondheim’s schoolboy beginnings as a family friend of the Hammerstein clan, whose patriarch, Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote the lyrics for such Broadway treasures as “Show Boat,” “Oklahoma!”

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021

The musical, by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers, depicts a love triangle set on a farm in Indian Territory in 1906, just before Oklahoma became part of the United States.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2019