Sholom Secunda
Sholom Secunda | |
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Birth name | Shloyme Abramovich Sekunda |
Born | 4 September [O.S. 23 August] 1894 |
Origin | Aleksandriya, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | June 13, 1974 New York, United States | (aged 79)
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Sholom Secunda (4 September [
Biography
He was born in 1894 as Shloyme Abramovich Sekunda (
At age 12, Shloyme played Abraham/Avrom in Abraham Goldfaden's Akeydes Yitskhok (The Sacrifice of Isaac) and Markus in The Kishef-Makherin (The Sorceress).[2]
In 1907, like many other Jews of the
In 1913, after studying at the Institute for Musical Arts in New York City (predecessor to the Juilliard School), he worked at the Odeon Theater as chorist and composer; 1914 saw the premier of "Yoysher, music by Sholom Secunda and Solmon Shmulevitsh". He began working in "lyric theater" as choir director, then as director and orchestrator of the old "historic" operetta repertoire; he studied orchestration for a year under Ernest Bloch.[2] In 1918, he became a naturalized US citizen.[3]
In 1919-1920, he earned his first solo composer's credits with S. H. Kon's The Rabbi's Daughter and Free Slaves. He worked in Philadelphia's
In 1932, he wrote the melody for the popular song "
.Along with
Personal life
Secunda married the former Betty Almer, and they had two sons, Sheldon and Eugene Secunda. He died on June 13, 1974, in New York City, and was buried in Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens.[1]
Works
Filmography
- 1930 : Sailor's Sweetheart
- 1931 : A Cantor on Trial
- 1939 : Kol Nidre
- 1939 : Tevya
- 1940 : The Jewish Melody
- 1940 : Her Second Mother
- 1940 : Motel the Operator
- 1940 : Eli, Eli
- 1950 : God, Man and Devil
- 1950 : Catskill Honeymoon
Operas
- I Would If I Could (1933), musical (associated song: Bei Mir Bistu Shein)
- Esterke (1940), musical (with the song Dos Kelbl (Donna Donna))
Autobiography
- Sholom Secunda Tells ...[6]
References
- ^ a b Freeman, William (June 14, 1974). "Sholom Seconda Is Dead; Composer, Song Writer". New York Times. p. 36. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Zalmen Zylbercweig, Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater (Volume 2), p. 1515-1518
- ^ "Roll 2254 - Certificates: 284350-284849" (10 May 1923-11 May 1923). Passport Applications, Jan. 2, 1906 - Mar. 31, 1925. U.S. National Archives.
- ^ "Subscribe to the Financial Times". subs.ft.com. 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- Abe Ellstein), Valley Beth Shalom, November 29, 2005. Accessed online 13 November 2006.
- ^ "Sholom Secunda Tells..." In: Museum of Family History - Museum of the Yiddish Theatre. [English version of his autobiography edited by] Miriam Kressyn and Steven Lasky, accessed January 30, 2022.
External links
- Guide to the Sholom Secunda Papers in the NYU
- Sholom Secunda at IMDb
- Opera Glass
- Shlimazl (Shlyoma Sekunda, history of the famous song) on YouTube(in Russian) Let be blessed his memory.
- Interview of Sholom Secunda to the Camden Courier, January 26, 1938.
- Sholom Secunda at Find a Grave