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Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928) is a Canadian–American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair (1967; its cast album also won a Grammy) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971). MacDermot has also written music for film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and classical music, and his music has been sampled in hit hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for two of his songs (Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In/The Hair song) which were number one in the charts in 1969.

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  • Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928) is a Canadian–American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair (1967; its cast album also won a Grammy) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971). MacDermot has also written music for film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and classical music, and his music has been sampled in hit hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for two of his songs (Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In/The Hair song) which were number one in the charts in 1969. (en)
  • Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot est un musicien (pianiste) et compositeur canadien, né à Montréal (Canada) le 18 décembre 1928. (fr)
  • Galt MacDermot (* 18. Dezember 1928 in Montreal) ist ein kanadischer Komponist. Als Kind erhielt er eine umfassende musikalische Ausbildung (Blockflöte, Violine, Klavier). Anfang der 1950er Jahre studierte er am College of Music in Cape Town, Südafrika, wo er vor allem rhythmisch dazulernte; er bezeichnet später diese Phase als eine seiner wichtigsten. Danach arbeitete er in seiner Heimatstadt zunächst als Organist und Kirchenmusiker, dann als Komponist von Rock- und Jazz-Songs, später als Barpianist in New York. (de)
  • Galt MacDermot (Montreal, 18 de dezembro de 1928) é um compositor, pianista e escritor de musicais canadense. Seu mais conhecido sucesso foram as músicas de Hair, o musical hippie dos anos 60. Ele também escreve para trilhas sonoras de filmes, álbuns de jazz, funk-music e música clássica. Através dos anos, suas músicas tem sido sampleadas por artistas de hip-hop de sucesso. (pt)
  • Galt MacDermot (urodzony 18 grudnia 1928 roku w Montrealu) – kanadyjski kompozytor i pianista. W roku 1960 zdobył nagrodę Grammy za utwór African Waltz. Jego najbardziej znane dzieła to: musical Hair oraz Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971). MacDermot komponował również muzykę filmową, nagrywał albumy muzyki klasycznej, jazzowe i funkowe. Jego muzyka jest wykorzystywana w wielu samplach hip-hopowych. (pl)
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