Bronisław Kaper (February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and USA. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also variously credited as Bronsilaw Kaper, Bronislaw Kapper, Benjamin Kapper, and Edward Kane.
Kaper is now perhaps best remembered as the composer of the jazz standards "Invitation" and "Green Dolphin Street" the latter for the 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film of the same name. Green Dolphin Street ( 1947) is a historic drama film starring Lana Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed, with a screenplay He also scored the MGM film musical Lili (1953) and the TV series The F.B.I. (1965-1974). Lili ( 1953) is an American film Considered one among many classic MGM releases it stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French The FBI is an American Television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974
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Biography
Bronisław Kaper began playing the piano at the age of six, and soon demonstrated considerable talent on this instrument. He studied composition and piano at the Warsaw Conservatory, and law at Warsaw University, in deference to his father's wishes. University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski is the largest University in Poland, ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement as the second best Polish
Soon after completing his studies, Kaper went to Berlin - then a city with many theaters and cabarets, where many artists from Eastern Europe - mainly Russia, Poland and Hungary were trying their luck. In Berlin, in the late 1920s, Kaper met another young composer, the Austrian Walter Jurmann. Walter Jurmann ( October 12, 1903 - June 17, 1971) was an Austrian born composer of popular music renowned for his versatility who The two decided to work as a team, first in Berlin and then, after the Nazis took power in Germany, in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The emergence of sound film created a major market for their talents. In Paris, they composed music for films directed by persons who had fled Hitler. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
In 1935, upon being offered a seven-year contract with MGM by Louis B. Mayer, Kaper and Jurmann emigrated to the United States, where they continued their work. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most The United States of America —commonly referred to as the One of their first American films was the Marx Brothers comedy A Night at the Opera (1935), for which they scored the song "Cosi-Cosa". The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television A Night at the Opera is a 1935 Comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Kaper went on to compose the music for nearly 150 Hollywood movies, and won an Oscar for the musical Lili. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Lili ( 1953) is an American film Considered one among many classic MGM releases it stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French His score for the Orson Welles film The Stranger (1946) is an interesting example of how much the soundtrack can contribute to a classic Hollywood film. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television The Stranger is a 1946 Film noir /drama starring Orson Welles, Edward G He co-wrote the song "San Francisco" for the film San Francisco (1936), and the theme music and several scores for the Quinn Martin television series The F.B.I.
In Los Angeles during the 1940s, Kaper was part of a significant community of German exiles, including Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Arnold Schoenberg, Lion Feuchtwanger, Max Reinhardt, and Berthold and Salka Viertel. The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, 1936's top grossing movie starring Clark Gable Quinn Martin ( May 22, 1922 &ndash September 6, 1987) born Irwin Cohn was one of the most successful The FBI is an American Television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974 Paul Thomas Mann ( June Luiz (Ludwig Heinrich Mann ( 27 March 1871 &ndash 12 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with Lion Feuchtwanger (pseudonym JL Wetcheek) ( 7 July 1884 - 21 December 1958) was a German - Jewish Novelist Max Reinhardt ( September 9, 1873 - October 30, 1943) was an Austrian (later naturalised American) theatre and film Berthold Viertel ( June 28, 1885 - September 24, 1953) born in Vienna, Austria was a Screen writer and Salka Viertel (born Salomea "Salka" Steuermann on 15 June, 1889, Sambir (Sambor Ukraine - died 20 October [1]
Credits on Broadway
- Polonaise (1945) - musical - composer
- Mostly Sondheim (2002) - concert - featured songwriter
Recordings - Film Scores
Fewer recordings of Kaper's music were made and sold in his lifetime than was the case with other classic Hollywood composers. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both This has changed recently, as Them! has been released on compact disc in a re-recording by the Monstrous Movie Music label. For the films of the same name see Them (2006 film or Them (film Recent changes in the copyright status of older music has made it possible for more of his film soundtracks to be released on compact disc, primarily by another specialty label, Film Score Monthly (Lili, Home from the Hill, and others). Lili ( 1953) is an American film Considered one among many classic MGM releases it stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French "Home from the Hill" redirects here For the book by Hilary Hook and the subsequent documentary see Hilary Hook.
The Bronisław Kaper Awards
The Bronisław Kaper Awards For Young Artists are held annually by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the piano and strings instrumental categories, which alternate each year. Named in honor of Bronisław Kaper, who served for more than 15 years as a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's Board of Directors, the Awards encourage the development of young and gifted musicians. Award winners receive monetary awards: first place receiving $2,500, second place receiving $2,000 and Most Promising Musician winning $500.
The 2007 Bronisław Kaper Awards competition has been for string players.
Footnotes
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1. Salka Viertel, The Kindness of Strangers, (New York: Rinehart,1969), pages 250-251
References
- Elisabeth Buxbaum: Veronika, der Lenz ist da. Walter Jurmann – Ein Musiker zwischen den Welten und Zeiten. Mit einem Werkverzeichnis von Alexander Sieghardt. Edition Steinbauer, Wien 2006, ISBN 3-902494-18-2
- Salka Viertel, The Kindness of Strangers, (New York: Rinehart,1969), pages 250-251
External links
- Bronisław Kaper at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bronislaw Kaper Filmography/Discography at Soundtrack Collector
- Bronisław Kaper at Find A Grave
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