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Hans May

January 01, 1970

Hans May (11 July 1886 – 31 December 1959) was an Austrian-born composer who went into exile in Britain in 1936 after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent.[1]

Hans May
Born11 July 1886
Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died31 December 1958 (1959-01-01) (aged 72)
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Other namesJohannes Mayer
OccupationComposer
Years active1925 – 1958 (film)

Born in Vienna, May studied there with Anton Door (piano) and Richard Heuberger (composition). He gave his first piano recital at the age of 10 and had qualified as an operatic conductor by 18, touring extensively from Berlin to Cairo and Istanbul.[2] He first gained attention as a composer during the 1920s and 1930s, writing German language songs such as Ein Lied geht um die Welt (1933) and Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben (1936), gaining considerable popularity in Europe through recordings by Joseph Schmidt and Richard Tauber. He was one of the pioneers of film music, writing scores for silent movies in Berlin and Paris, and associated with the Kinothek catalogued library of music intended to accompany silent films.[3][2]

Initially most of his work was for short silent films as well as musicals. He arranged the music for the German presentation of the Russian silent classic Panzerkeuzer Potemkin. But May survived the change-over from silent to sound films. Two early examples (both for British International Pictures) were The Flame of Love in 1930 (starring Anna May Wong), followed by Bridegroom Widow the following year.[2] After his enforced move to the UK in 1936 he began scoring full length feature sound films for the organisations such as Boulting Brothers and Rank/Gainsborough Pictures. Notable scores include Thunder Rock (1942), Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), The Wicked Lady (1945) and Brighton Rock (1948).[4] May composed over a hundred film scores.[5]

His musicals include Carissima (book by Eric Maschwitz), which ran for 488 performances at the Palace Theatre from March 1948,[6] and Wedding in Paris (lyrics by Sonny Miller, book by Vera Caspary) which ran for 411 performances at the London Hippodrome from April 1954.[7][8]

May returned to the European continent in 1957 and continued writing scores for film and stage productions, including Der Kaiser und das Wäschermädel (1957). His musical language and style looked back to the golden age of Viennese operetta and composers such as Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kalman.[4] He died in the South of France on New-Years-Eve 1958.

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Siegbert Salomon Prawer, Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933, Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213
  2. ^ a b c John Huntley. British Film Music (1947), p. 216
  3. ^ Published between 1919 and 1933 by the Verlag Schlesinger'sche Buchhandlung in Berlin
  4. ^ a b 'Hans May, Unsung Hero of the Silver Screen', at Movie Music International
  5. ^ Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950 (2008).
  6. ^ 'Carissima' at The Guide to Musical Theatre
  7. ^ 'Wedding in Paris', at The Guide to Musical Theatre
  8. ^ Obituary, The Musical Times, Vol. 100, No. 1392, February 1959, p. 10

External links edit

  • Hans May at IMDb
  • Joseph Schmidt singing Ein Lied geht um die Welt (1933)
  • Icons of German Cinema: Hans May – The Forgotten Composer, Jube Pops, 2016
  • Music from Brighton Rock (1947)

January 01, 1970
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Hans May 11 July 1886 31 December 1959 was an Austrian born composer who went into exile in Britain in 1936 after the Nazis came to power in his homeland being of Jewish descent 1 Hans MayBorn11 July 1886Vienna Austro Hungarian EmpireDied31 December 1958 1959 01 01 aged 72 Beaulieu sur Mer FranceOther namesJohannes MayerOccupationComposerYears active1925 1958 film Born in Vienna May studied there with Anton Door piano and Richard Heuberger composition He gave his first piano recital at the age of 10 and had qualified as an operatic conductor by 18 touring extensively from Berlin to Cairo and Istanbul 2 He first gained attention as a composer during the 1920s and 1930s writing German language songs such as Ein Lied geht um die Welt 1933 and Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben 1936 gaining considerable popularity in Europe through recordings by Joseph Schmidt and Richard Tauber He was one of the pioneers of film music writing scores for silent movies in Berlin and Paris and associated with the Kinothek catalogued library of music intended to accompany silent films 3 2 Initially most of his work was for short silent films as well as musicals He arranged the music for the German presentation of the Russian silent classic Panzerkeuzer Potemkin But May survived the change over from silent to sound films Two early examples both for British International Pictures were The Flame of Love in 1930 starring Anna May Wong followed by Bridegroom Widow the following year 2 After his enforced move to the UK in 1936 he began scoring full length feature sound films for the organisations such as Boulting Brothers and Rank Gainsborough Pictures Notable scores include Thunder Rock 1942 Madonna of the Seven Moons 1945 The Wicked Lady 1945 and Brighton Rock 1948 4 May composed over a hundred film scores 5 His musicals include Carissima book by Eric Maschwitz which ran for 488 performances at the Palace Theatre from March 1948 6 and Wedding in Paris lyrics by Sonny Miller book by Vera Caspary which ran for 411 performances at the London Hippodrome from April 1954 7 8 May returned to the European continent in 1957 and continued writing scores for film and stage productions including Der Kaiser und das Waschermadel 1957 His musical language and style looked back to the golden age of Viennese operetta and composers such as Franz Lehar and Emmerich Kalman 4 He died in the South of France on New Years Eve 1958 Selected filmography editWood Love 1925 The Third Squadron 1926 Lace 1926 The Bohemian Dancer 1926 White Slave Traffic 1926 I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg 1926 The Heart of a German Mother 1926 Princess Trulala 1926 When I Came Back 1926 Our Emden 1926 We Belong to the Imperial Royal Infantry Regiment 1926 Children s Souls Accuse You 1927 His Greatest Bluff 1927 The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral 1927 A Murderous Girl 1927 The Impostor 1927 The Eighteen Year Old 1927 The Field Marshal 1927 Klettermaxe 1927 Storm Tide 1927 The City of a Thousand Delights 1927 The Love of Jeanne Ney 1927 Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That 1928 Vienna City of Song 1930 The Copper 1930 The Flame of Love 1930 Twice Married 1930 The Tiger Murder Case 1930 The Road to Dishonour 1930 Hai Tang 1930 The Stolen Face 1930 A Student s Song of Heidelberg 1930 Let s Love and Laugh 1931 The Daredevil 1931 Weekend in Paradise 1931 All is at Stake 1932 Modern Dowry 1932 The Invisible Front 1932 Viennese Waltz 1932 The Ladies Diplomat 1932 Trenck 1932 The Pride of Company Three 1932 Ein Lied geht um die Welt 1933 A song goes round the world Wild Cattle 1934 My Song Goes Round the World 1934 Beauty of the Night 1934 Give Her a Ring 1934 The Diplomatic Lover 1934 A Star Fell from Heaven 1934 The Student s Romance 1935 No Monkey Business 1935 Ein Stern fallt vom Himmel A Star falls from Heaven Everything in Life 1936 Southern Roses 1936 A Star Fell from Heaven 1936 Heut ist der schonste Tag in meinem Leben de c 1936 The Lilac Domino 1937 Under Secret Orders 1937 I Killed the Count 1939 Paradise Lost 1940 Pastor Hall 1940 Thunder Rock 1942 Back Room Boy 1942 Madonna of the Seven Moons 1945 Murder in Reverse 1945 Twilight Hour 1945 Waltz Time 1945 The Wicked Lady 1945 Bedelia 1946 The Laughing Lady 1946 The Trojan Brothers 1946 Green Fingers 1947 Brighton Rock 1947 Mrs Fitzherbert 1947 Counterblast 1948 Warning to Wantons 1949 The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery 1950 Guilt Is My Shadow 1950 Shadow of the Eagle 1950 A Tale of Five Cities 1951 Tent City 1951 The Rival of the Empress 1951 Full House 1952 Escape Route 1952 The Tall Headlines 1952 Rough Shoot 1953 Never Let Me Go 1953 The Gypsy and the Gentleman 1958 A Song Goes Round the World 1958 References edit Siegbert Salomon Prawer Between Two Worlds The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film 1910 1933 Berghahn Books 2007 p 213 a b c John Huntley British Film Music 1947 p 216 Published between 1919 and 1933 by the Verlag Schlesinger sche Buchhandlung in Berlin a b Hans May Unsung Hero of the Silver Screen at Movie Music International Bergfelder Tim amp Cargnelli Christian Destination London German speaking emigres and British cinema 1925 1950 2008 Carissima at The Guide to Musical Theatre Wedding in Paris at The Guide to Musical Theatre Obituary The Musical Times Vol 100 No 1392 February 1959 p 10External links editHans May at IMDb Joseph Schmidt singing Ein Lied geht um die Welt 1933 Icons of German Cinema Hans May The Forgotten Composer Jube Pops 2016 Music from Brighton Rock 1947 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans May amp oldid 1217484558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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