Friedrich Schröder (6 August 1910 – 25 September 1972) was a Swiss composer of what could be referred to as

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Career

Born in Näfels,

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, Schröder studied music in

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, and

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. Already in those early days he wrote

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s. For a short period between 1934 and 1937 he also worked as a ''

Kapellmeister ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...

''. He composed a number of

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

s and '' Schlager'', many of which have been popular ever since. Schröder died in West Berlin, aged 62.

Operettas

*'' Wedding Night in Paradise'' (1942; filmed in 1962 starring

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Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

, and Waltraut Haas) *''Nächte in Changhai'' *''Chanel Nr.5'' *''Das Bad auf der Tenne'' *''Die große Welt'' *''Isabella''

''Schlager''

*"Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein" *"So stell ich mir die Liebe vor" *"Man müsste Klavier spielen können" (sung by

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the conce ...

et al.) *"Liebling, was wird nun aus uns beiden?" *"Komm mit mir nach Tahiti" *"Die Negermama singt ein uraltes Lied" *"Gnädige Frau wo war'n sie gestern?" ( a

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sung by

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et al.) *"Träume kann man nicht verbieten"

Selected filmography

* '' A Gust of Wind'' (1942) * '' The Big Number'' (1943) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1946) * '' Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * '' Professor Nachtfalter'' (1951) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1952) * '' A Very Big Child'' (1952) * ''

The Divorcée ''The Divorcée'' () is a 1953 German musical film directed by George Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen. It was based on the operetta ''Die geschiedene Frau'' by Leo Fall and Victor Léon. ...

'' (1953) * '' Hit Parade'' (1953) * ''

The Private Secretary ''The Private Secretary'' is an 1883 farce in three acts, by Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1858), Charles Hawtrey. The play, adapted from a German original, depicts the vicissitudes of a mild young clergyman, innocently caught up in the machinatio ...

'' (1953) * '' My Sister and I'' (1954) * '' The Bath in the Barn'' (1956) * '' Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (1958) * '' Her Most Beautiful Day'' (1962) * ''

Breakfast in Bed "Breakfast in Bed" is a soul–R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield. It takes a knowing spin on the line " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", the title of a song that had previousl ...

'' (1963)

References

1910 births 1972 deaths German opera composers Swiss male opera composers 20th-century Swiss classical composers German male classical composers 20th-century German composers 20th-century German male musicians {{Germany-musician-stub