Tom Lehrer (1928-)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Thomas Andrew Lehrer is a retired American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy, humorous songs that he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs often parodied popular musical forms, though he usually created original melodies when doing so. A notable exception is The Elements set to the tune of the "Major-General's Song from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.
Lehrer's early work was noted for its black humor in songs such as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The Irish Ballad. In the early 1970's he retired from public performances to devote his time to teaching mathematics and music theater at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Websites:
	Tom Lehrer	Biography by wikipedia.org.

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Midi File(s) from various sources
	Be Prepared (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	Bright College Days (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	Fight Fiercely, Harvard! (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	Hunting Song (1953), The		James Pitt-Payne
	I Got It from Agnes (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	I Hold Your Hand in Mine Dear (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	In Old Mexico (1959)		James Pitt-Payne
	MLF Lullaby (1964)		James Pitt-Payne
	My Home Town (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	National Brotherhood Week		James Pitt-Payne
	Oedipus Rex (1959)		James Pitt-Payne
	Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (1953)		James Pitt-Payne
	Pollution (1965)		James Pitt-Payne
	Send the Marines (1965)		James Pitt-Payne
	⇑She's My Girl (1959)		James Pitt-Payne
	Smut (1965)		James Pitt-Payne
	So Long, Mom (1965)		James Pitt-Payne
	Vatican Rag, The (1965)		James Pitt-Payne

Books

	Title	Author	Supplier


	Too Many Songs	Tom Lehrer

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Folk Music CDs:
Tom Lehrer	An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Tom Lehrer	Songs & More Songs By Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer	That Was The Year That Was	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Tom Lehrer	Tom Lehrer Revisited	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Be Prepared (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Bright College Days (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Fight Fiercely, Harvard! (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Hunting Song (1953), The	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
I Got It from Agnes (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
I Hold Your Hand in Mine Dear (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
⇑In Old Mexico (1959)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
MLF Lullaby (1964)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
My Home Town (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
National Brotherhood Week (1964)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Oedipus Rex (1959)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (1953)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Pollution (1965)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Send the Marines (1965)	T. Lehrer (w&m) T. Lehrer (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
⇑She's My Girl (1959)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Smut (1965)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
So Long, Mom (1965)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Vatican Rag, The (1965)	T. Lehrer (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.

Titles

The peformer is featured on 40 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	⇑Elements (1959), The	Arthur Sullivan	Tom Lehrer (words) Tom Lehrer (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 39 works by Tom Lehrer (1928-). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

1952-1954

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Irish Ballad, The (w&m)	1952	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
Be Prepared (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Bright College Days (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Fight Fiercely, Harvard! (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Hunting Song, The (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
I Got It from Agnes (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
I Hold Your Hand in Mine Dear (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Lobachevsky	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
My Home Town (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Old Dope Peddler, The	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
When You Are Old and Gray (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Wiener Schnitzel Waltz, The (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Wild West Is Where I Want to Be, The (w&m)	1953	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Christmas Carol, A (w&m)	1954	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.

1958-1965

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Masochism Tango, The (w&m)	1958	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
We Will All Go Together When We Go (w&m)	1958	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Clementine (w&m)	1959	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
In Old Mexico (w&m)	1959	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier (w&m)	1959	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
Oedipus Rex (w&m)	1959	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
She's My Girl (w&m)	1959	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Who's Next? (w&m)	1963	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
MLF Lullaby (w&m)	1964	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
National Brotherhood Week (w&m)	1964	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Alma (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
⇑ Folk Song Army, The (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
George Murphy (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
New Math (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Pollution (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Send the Marines (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.

1965-1972

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Smut (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
So Long, Mom (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Vatican Rag, The (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Wemher Von Braun (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
Whatever Became of Hubert? (w&m)	1965	Tom Lehrer (perf.)
Silent E (w&m)	1971	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.
L - Y (w&m)	1972	Tom Lehrer (perf.)	Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


T. Lehrer	I hold your hand in mine dear (2;24)	T. Lehrer
T. Lehrer	The Irish Ballad (5:28)	T. Lehrer
A. Sullivan	The Elements (3:02)	T. Lehrer