Sondheim

American  

[sond-hahym] / ˈsɒnd haɪm /

noun

1. Stephen (Joshua), 1930–2021, U.S. composer and lyricist.

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Sondheim British  

/ ˈsɒndhaɪm /

noun

1. Stephen ( Joshua ). born 1930, US songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story (1957), the score for Company (1971), and both for A Little Night Music (1973), Into the Woods (1987), and Passion (1994)

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Example Sentences

Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

For “Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy,” Okrent spent three years absorbing the literature, interviewing collaborators and friends, and probing the archives.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Okrent never met Sondheim, he tells us, but he had some near misses: He sat near the composer in the theater on more than one occasion and was even mistaken for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Sondheim had learnt his trade by writing lyrics for West Side Story, which opened in 1957.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall