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Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals and songs, as well as a pianist. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra

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Early life

Born in Prague, at that time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now capital of the Czech Republic, Friml showed aptitude for music at an early age. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, His abilities gained him acceptance into the Prague Conservatory where he studied music composition with Antonín Dvořák. Prague Conservatory, sometimes also Prague Conservatoire, in Czech Pražská konzervatoř, is a Czech secondary school in Prague dedicated Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed He completed the six-year course in three years. While studying at the conservatory he began to compose light songs and airs. After graduation he took a position as accompanist to violinist Jan Kubelik. In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century Jan Kubelík ( July 5, 1880 &ndash December 5, 1940) was a Czech Violinist and Composer. He toured with Kubelik twice in the United States and at the end of the second tour remained there to compose. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He made his American piano debut at Carnegie Hall in 1904 and premiered his Piano Concerto in B-Major in 1906 with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Walter Damrosch. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to indicate the musical beat of a piece through horizontal and vertical movements He settled for a brief time in Los Angeles where he married Mathilda Baruch (1909). They had two children, Charles Rudolf (Jr. ) (1910) and Marie Lucille (1911). After a divorce, he later married Kay Wong.

The Firefly

One of the most popular theatrical forms in the early decades of the 20th century in America was the operetta, and its most famous composer was Irish-born Victor Herbert. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Victor August Herbert ( February 1 1859 &ndash May 26 1924) was a Cellist, conductor and Composer best known It was announced in 1912 that operetta diva Emma Trentini would be starring in a new operetta on Broadway by Herbert with lyricist Otto Harbach entitled The Firefly. Emma Trentini ( 1878 - March 23, 1959) was an Italian Soprano Opera singer who came to the United States in December A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach ( August 18, 1873 - January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist Rudolf Friml ( December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a Composer of Operettas musicals and songs as well Shortly before the writing of the operetta, Trentini appeared in a special performance of Herbert's Naughty Marietta conducted by Herbert himself. Naughty Marietta is an Operetta in two acts with Libretto by Rida Johnson Young and music by Victor Herbert. When Trentini refused to sing "Italian Street Song" for the encore, an enraged Herbert stormed out of the orchestra pit refusing any further work with Trentini. The encore is an additional extra performance of a Musical piece at the end of the regular Concert, which is not listed in the event Setlist, from the An orchestra pit is area in a theater (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage in which musicians perform

Arthur Hammerstein, the operetta's sponsor, frantically began to search for another composer. Arthur Hammerstein (1872-October 12 1955 was the uncle of Oscar Hammerstein II, was an Opera producer and one of the writers of the song " Because of You Not finding anyone who could compose as well as Herbert, Hammerstein settled on the almost unknown Friml due to his classical training. After a month of work, Friml produced a glittering score for what would be his first theatrical success. After the success of The Firefly, Friml followed with three more operettas that were successful, though not as successful as The Firefly. These were High Jinks (1913), Katinka (1915) and You're in Love (1917). He also contributed songs to a musical in 1915 entitled The Peasant Girl. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance.

Friml's greatest successes

Friml wrote his most famous operettas in the 1920s. In 1924, he wrote Rose Marie. Rose Marie is an Operetta -style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach This operetta, on which Friml collaborated with lyricists Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach and co-composer Herbert Stothart, was a hit worldwide and a few of the songs from it also became hits including "The Mounties" and "Indian Love Call". A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach ( August 18, 1873 - January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist Herbert Stothart ( September 11 1885 – February 1 1949) was a Song writer, Arranger, and Composer. Friml's use of murder as part of the plot as well as his integrating the music and the plot was ground-breaking for its time.

After Rose Marie's success came two other operettas, The Vagabond King in 1925, with lyrics by Brian Hooker and W. This article is about the operetta for the films see The Vagabond King (1930 film and The Vagabond King (1956 film The Vagabond King Brian S Hooker, PhD PE is a Bioengineer and the team leader for the High Throughput Biology Team and Operations Manager of the DOE Genomics Genomes to Life (GTL Center H. Post, and The Three Musketeers in 1928, with lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse and Clifford Grey, based on Dumas's famous swashbuckling novel. The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 (ˈwʊdhaʊs was an English Comic novelist who enjoyed enormous popular success Clifford Gray (born Percival Davis. Alternate names Clifford Grey, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray, Tippy Grey In addition, Friml contributed to Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1921 and 1923. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr ( March 21, 1869 &ndash July 22, 1932) called Flo Ziegfeld, was an American Broadway Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman.

Friml also wrote music for many films during the 1930s, often songs adapted from previous work. The Vagabond King, Rose Marie, and The Firefly were all made into films and included at least some of Friml's music. The Vagabond King is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in two-color Technicolor. Oddly enough, his operetta version of The Three Musketeers was never filmed, despite the fact that the novel itself has been filmed many times - once as a musical with Don Ameche and The Ritz Brothers. The Three Musketeers ( Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a Novel by Alexandre Dumas père. Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor The Ritz Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s films and as live performers from 1925 to the late 1960s Like his contemporary, Ivor Novello, Friml was sometimes ridiculed for the sentimental and insubstantial nature of his compositions and often dubbed as trite. David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 &ndash 6 March 1951 better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh Composer, Singer and Actor, who Friml was also criticized for the old-fashioned, Old World sentiments found in his works. By the end of the 1930s, Friml had fallen out of fashion.

Later years and legacy

Friml's last stage musical was Music Hath Charms in 1934. A few of his works have seen revivals on Broadway, these include a 1943 production of The Vagabond King and a 1984 production of The Three Musketeers. A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) "The Donkey Serenade" from the film version of The Firefly, "The Mounties" and "Indian Love Call" are still frequently heard, often in romantic parody or comic situations. His piano music is also often performed.

In a November 1939 issue of Time magazine Friml claimed that Victor Herbert communicated to him through a Ouija board. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Victor August Herbert ( February 1 1859 &ndash May 26 1924) was a Cellist, conductor and Composer best known A ouija board (correctly pronounced "wee-jah" /wiʤə/ although often pronounced "wee-gee" /wiʤi/ and commonly known as a 'Spirit Board') is any flat board He said that Herbert told him, "Play five notes. " After he played them he said Herbert responded, "Quite charming. "[1]

His two sons also worked as musicians. Rudolf Jr. was a big band leader in the 1930s and 40s, and William, a son from a later marriage, was a composer and arranger in Hollywood. In 1969, Friml was celebrated by Ogden Nash on the occasion of his 90th birthday in a couplet which ended: "I trust your conclusion and mine are similar: 'Twould be a happier world if it were Frimler. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny " Friml died in Los Angeles in 1972 and was interred in the "Court of Honor" at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On August 18, 2007, a death notice in the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Kay Wong Ling Friml (born March 16, 1913), last wife of Rudolf, died on August 9 and would be buried with him in Forest Lawn. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus

Satircal songwriter Tom Lehrer made a reference to Friml on his first album, Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953). Thomas Andrew "Tom" Lehrer (born April 9 1928)is an American Singer-songwriter, satirist, Pianist, and mathematician Songs by Tom Lehrer was Tom Lehrer 's debut album The original release was an issue of 400 copies produced at his own expense in the (then new 10" LP record The song "The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz" includes the lyric, "Your lips were like wine (if you'll pardon the simile) / The music was lovely, and quite Rudolf Friml-y. "

Works

References

  1. ^ Time magazine, November 13, 1939. Rose Marie is an Operetta -style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach This article is about the operetta for the films see The Vagabond King (1930 film and The Vagabond King (1956 film The Vagabond King The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  2. ^ Vocal score for High Jinks
  3. ^ Vocal score for You're in Love

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