Bernard Grun
Bernard Grun (German: Bernhard Grün; 11 February 1901 – 28 December 1972) was a German
Early life
Grün was born on 11 February 1901 in Startsch,
Career
Grün composed
His first major work was the 1929 Bohemian Musicians,
In 1946, he published his compilation The Timetables of History, adapted from Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan, presenting human history since 5000 BC in tabular form. Each century, then decade, then year, is presented with its major events (if known) divided under the seven headings:
- Influential leaders and political events
- Literature & Theater
- Religion, Philosophy, Learning
- Visual Arts
- Music
- Scientific and technological inventions
- Daily Life, innovations, trends.
It has been in constant publication, with the most recent update in 2005.[7]
In the postwar period, Grun continued writing film music for titles such as White Cradle Inn (1947), Balalaika, The Blind Goddess and Brass Monkey (all from 1948).[8]
In 1952, "
Over the course of his life, Grun served as the musical director of theatres in
Personal life and death
Grun married the British fashion designer Edith Hart.[16] He died of a heart attack on 28 December 1972 in London, aged 71.[2][3]
Works
Grun authored the books:[15]
- The Timetables of History (1946)
- Private Lives of the Great Composers, Conductors, and Musical Artistes of the World (1954)
- Prince of Vienna: The Life, the Times, and the Melodies of Oscar Straus (1955)
- The Golden Quill (1956)
- Fanny Beloved (1959)
- Die Leichte Muse: Kulturgeschichte der Operette (1961)
- Aller Spass dieser Welt (1965)
- Gold und Silber: Franz Lehár und Seine Welt, translated as Gold and Silver: The Life and Times of Franz Lehár (1970)
- Alban Berg: Letters to His Wife (1971, editor and translator)
- Bernard Grun's Beste Musiker Anekdoten (1974)
- Mit Takt und Taktstock: Musikeranekdoten (1979)
Music
Grun composed the music for over 30 musicals,[3] including:
- Böhmische Musikanten (1929)[2]
- Musik um Susi (1932)[2]
- Marlenes Brautfahrt (1933)
- Die Tänzerin Fanny Elßler (1934)[2]
- Gaby (1936)
- Balalaika (1936 musical, with George Posford)[3][17]
- Madame Sans-Gêne (1937)[2]
- Old Chelsea (1943, in part)[3][18]
- Summer Song (1956 arrangement of Dvorak)
Filmography
Grun's work featured in over 60 films, mainly in the 1930s and '40s,[3] including:[19]
- Die Erlebnisse der Berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler (1920, writer)
- An Auto and No Money (1932, composer)
- Balalaika (1939[17] & 1948, composer)
- Magyar Melody (1939, composer)
- White Cradle Inn (1947, released as High Fury in US; composer, arranger, & conductor)
- Brass Monkey (1948, composer)
- The Blind Goddess (1948, composer)
References
- ^ a b c Röder, Werner, Biographisches Handbuch der Deutschsprachigen Emigration nach 1933, Vol. II. (in German)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kornberger, Monika, "Bernhard Grün (Bernard Grun)", Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon Online, Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bernard Grun, composer, Dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 29 December 1972..
- ^ "Portrait of the filmcomposer Bernard Grün by Thomas Staedeli". www.cyranos.ch. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Portrait of the filmcomposer Bernard Grün by Thomas Staedeli". www.cyranos.ch. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Magyar Melody - The Guide to Musical Theatre". www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "The Timetables of History", Books, Simon & Schuster.
- ^ "Portrait of the filmcomposer Bernard Grün by Thomas Staedeli". www.cyranos.ch. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. United States: n.p., 1952. p.107.
- ^ Jerome, John, and Bernard Grun. “Broken Wings / John Jerome ; Bernhard Grun.” London: John Fields Music Co. Ltd., 1952.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. United States: n.p., 1958. p.1716.
- ^ "Stargazers: UK Top 10 hits". Chartwatch. 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Songwriter: Bernard Grun". www.chartwatch.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- OCLC 19389211.
- ^ a b "Bernard Grun", WorldCat Identities, OCLC.
- ^ Grun (1970).
- ^ a b Traubner, Richard (2004), Operetta: A Theatrical History.
- ^ Castle, Charles; et al. (1971), This Was Richard Tauber, p. 148.
- ^ "Bernard Grun", Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Bernard Grun at IMDb