An excellent example of his style is 'Promises, Promises', from his score to the musical of the same name. He employs times such as 5/4 or 3/2, and frequently goes from one time signature to another in the same song, often after each measure. His songs are characterized by (1) the use of unexpected harmonic changes and (2) unusual rhythmic patterns and time signatures. He met Dionne Warwick, with whom he would form a famed collaboration. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s.īacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including The Beatles,The Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross and The Drifters.

In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. Burt Freeman Bacharach(– February 8, 2023) was an American compos… Read Full Bio ↴ Burt Freeman Bacharach(– February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, and musician who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.īacharach studied music at McGill University and the Mannes School of Music.