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Louis Poterat
Louis Poterat (2 January 1901 – 6 January 1982) was a French lyricist. Career Poterat was born in Troyes, Aube. He studied law, before turning to journalism. Poterat switched to a more commercial environment and began writing for local revues, where he developed his interest in song-writing. His forte was in adapting foreign-language works. He then joined the film company Pathé-Marconi and wrote a series of film scores. By the end of the 1930s, Poterat had seen his first successes: adaptations of foreign-language songs into French. In 1938, he wrote ''J'attendrai'', to music by the Italian melodist Dino Olivieri, which was a great hit for the singer Rina Ketty. The following year, on the eve of war, he wrote ''Sur les quais du vieux Paris'', to music by the Austrian-born Jewish composer Ralph Erwin, which was the first hit for singer Lucienne Delyle, in 1939. The war would make wistful classics of both songs. In 1943, he wrote ''Valse des regrets'' to Johannes Brah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives from royalties received from original songs. Royalties may range from 50 per cent of the song if it was written primarily with the composer, or less if they wrote the song in collaboration. Songs are automatically copyrighted as soon as they are in tangible forms, such as a recording or sheet music. However, before a song is published or made public, its author or publisher should register it with the Copyright Office at the US Library of Congress to better protect against copyright infringement. Collaborations Collaboration takes different forms. Some composers and lyricists work closely together on a song, with each having an input into both words and tune. Usually a lyricist fills in the words to a tune already fully written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |