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Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928) is a Canadian 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. ==Biography== MacDermot was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of a Canadian diplomat. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada). He received a Bachelor of Music from Cape Town University, South Africa and made a study of African music his specialty. He also studied the piano privately with Neil Chotem.〔() 〕 MacDermot won his first Grammy Award for the Cannonball Adderley recording of his song "African Waltz" (the title track of the album of the same name) in 1960.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MacDermot's Official Website )〕 He moved to New York City in 1964 where, three years later, he wrote the music for the hit musical ''Hair'', which he later adapted for the 1979 film. Its Broadway cast album won a Grammy Award in 1969. His next musicals were ''Isabel's a Jezebel'' (1970) and ''Who the Murderer Was'' (1970), which featured British progressive rock band Curved Air. MacDermot had another hit with the musical ''Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (1971), which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. For that show, MacDermot was nominated for a Tony for best music and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music. His later musicals, however, including ''Dude'' and ''Via Galactica'' (both 1973) and ''The Human Comedy'' (1984), have not been successful on Broadway. MacDermot's film soundtracks include ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'', a 1970 blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques and Redd Foxx, based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name; ''Rhinoceros'' (1974) starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and directed by original Broadway ''Hair'' director Tom O'Horgan; and ''Mistress'' (1992).〔 He writes his own orchestrations and arrangements for his theatre and film scores.〔 In 1979, MacDermot formed the New Pulse Band, which performs and records his original music. The band plays as part of the on stage band in the current Broadway revival of ''Hair''. MacDermot's work also includes ballet scores, chamber music, the Anglican liturgy, orchestral music, poetry, incidental music for plays, band repertory and opera.〔 MacDermot was inducted into the 2009 Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Film director Jeff Lunger is in the post-production phase of a documentary on the life and work of Galt MacDermot.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ear of the Heart: The Music of Galt MacDermot )〕 Galt Macdermot lives on Staten Island. He has a son, Vincent MacDermot, who plays the trombone and drums on some albums. He also has a daughter, Elizabeth MacDermot, who teaches English at Staten Island Technical High School. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Galt MacDermot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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