Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American film composer and pianist. He is most well known for his collaboration with fellow musician Victor Arden in the 1920s and 1930s.
Ohman was born Fillmore Wellington Ohman in New Britain, Connecticut in 1896. He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden.[1] They were the pit pianists in many of George Gershwin's musicals, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls and records. Starting in mid 1927, just as they signed to Victor Records, they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular. These particular records employed a rather large, brassy powerful sound (it is not known who they used as arranger), always with a space for a twin piano duet section.
^Chadbourne, Eugene. "Phil Ohman – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
Further readingedit
Jasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 231–232. ISBN0-486-25922-6.
phil, ohman, october, 1896, august, 1954, american, film, composer, pianist, most, well, known, collaboration, with, fellow, musician, victor, arden, 1920s, 1930s, victor, arden, background, informationborn, 1896, october, 1896new, britain, connecticut, diedau. Phil Ohman October 7 1896 August 8 1954 was an American film composer and pianist He is most well known for his collaboration with fellow musician Victor Arden in the 1920s and 1930s Phil OhmanVictor Arden and Phil OhmanBackground informationBorn 1896 10 07 October 7 1896New Britain Connecticut U S DiedAugust 8 1954 1954 08 08 aged 57 Santa Monica California U S GenresRagtime Film scoresOccupation s ComposerInstrument s Piano Contents 1 Biography 2 Partial filmography 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editOhman was born Fillmore Wellington Ohman in New Britain Connecticut in 1896 He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre eminent piano duos in the 1922 1932 paired with Victor Arden 1 They were the pit pianists in many of George Gershwin s musicals and recorded hundreds of piano rolls and records Starting in mid 1927 just as they signed to Victor Records they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular These particular records employed a rather large brassy powerful sound it is not known who they used as arranger always with a space for a twin piano duet section Ohman died in Santa Monica California on August 8 1954 Partial filmography editTry and Play It 1922 Up and Down the Keys 1922 Piano Pan 1922 Sparkles 1935 The Renegade Trail 1939 Captain Caution 1940 The Roundup 1941 Sweethearts of the U S A 1944 Dick Tracy vs Cueball 1946 Million Dollar Weekend 1948 See also editList of ragtime composersReferences edit Chadbourne Eugene Phil Ohman Music Biography Credits and Discography Allmusic Allmusic Retrieved March 10 2013 Further reading editJasen David A Trebor Jay Tichenor 1978 Rags and Ragtime A Musical History New York NY Dover Publications Inc pp 231 232 ISBN 0 486 25922 6 External links editPhil Ohman at IMDb Phil Ohman recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings This article about a United States composer born in the 19th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phil Ohman amp oldid 1169509934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
