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Hugo Strasser (April 7, 1922,
an obituary Of note is Strasser's series of recordings "Tanzplatte des Jahres" ( "Dance Record of the Year" ).
"Bayerischer Verdienstorden. Wer ausgezeichnet wird"
October 5, 2012
* 2002:
Hugo Strasser
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Hugo Strasser (April 7, 1922, Munich
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-Schwabing
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- March 17, 2016, Munich-Trudering
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) was a German swing and jazz musician, composer, clarinetist and big band
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s an ...
leader of the Orchester Hugo Strasser (Hugo Strasser Orchestra) since 1955. The orchestra was famous for its dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...
, in particular music for suited ballroom dancing
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...
with its strict beat and tempo, played at numerous ballroom dance / Dancesport
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Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesp ...
championships in Germany and abroad."Trauer um Hugo Strasser. Die Klarinette ist verstummt"an obituary Of note is Strasser's series of recordings "Tanzplatte des Jahres" ( "Dance Record of the Year" ).
Selected discography
* ''Schicke Tanzmusik'' (1962/63); Modetänze wie Letkiss und Madison) * ''Turniertanz-Trümpfe'' (1963) * ''Die Tanzplatte des Jahres'' (30 items; 1966 bis 1996; since 1982 as digital records, since 1984 also as CD) * ''Das Goldene Tanzalbum 1–4'' (1967–1968; Part 1: ''Valencia – Die Goldenen 20er Jahre''; Part 2: ''In the Mood – Melodie und Rhythmus''; Part 3: ''Warum müssen Jahre vergehen – ewig junge Filmschlager''; Part 4: ''Yesterday – Vom Twist zum Beat'') * ''Das Goldene Hausparty-Album 1–3'' (1968) * ''Mit Hugo Strasser im 3/4-Takt'' (1968) * ''Tanzweltmeisterschaft 1970'' (1970) * ''Filmhits zum Tanzen'' (1970) * ''Tanztest-Platte'' (1971/72) * ''Tanzhits ’71'' (1972)beat
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* Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area
** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols
** Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men
* Battery (c ...
and rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
hits
* ''Romantic Party'' (1972)
* ''Olympia-Ball'' (1972); tracks composed for the 1972 Winter Sapporo and Summer Munich Olympic games
* ''Swinging Christmas'' (1973, popular Christmas carol
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s)
* ''The Dancing Clarinet'' (1973; Traditional music from around the world in strict tempo)
* ''Der Goldene Tanzschuh'' (1974; Opera melodies for dancing)
* ''Der Goldene Tanzschuh'' (1986; Music from the ZDF program with the same name)
* ''Was ich sagen wollte…'' (1989; Hugo Strasser sings)
* ''Tanz! Tanz! Tanz!'' (1990; Peter Kreuder
Peter Paul Kreuder (18 August 1905 – 28 June 1981) was a German- Austrian pianist, composer and conductor.
Life
Kreuder was born in Aachen, the son of a ''Kammersänger''. He enrolled as a piano student at the Cologne Conservatory in 1910, whe ...
's melodies)
* '' ARD Masters Gala ’92'' (1992)
* ''So What’s New?'' Single with Matthias Matuschik Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
* ...
and the Bananafishbones (2001)
Filmography
*1958: Zwei Matrosen auf der Alm, music *1961: , music *1962: Sfida nella città dell'oro, music *1965: , musicAwards
*2012:Bavarian Order of Merit
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October 5, 2012
Schwabing Art Prize
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* 1994: Bayerischer Poetentaler
Bayerischer Poetentaler is a Bavarian literary prize of the writers guild ''Münchner Turmschreiber''.
Winners
Source:
1961–1969
* 1961: Joseph Maria Lutz – Eduard Stemplinger – Alfred Weitnauer
* 1962: Benno Hubensteiner – Ernst H ...
See also
*Max Greger
Max Greger (April 2, 1926, Munich – August 15, 2015, Munich) was a German jazz musician, saxophonist, big band bandleader and conductor. He recorded over 150 records in jazz and pop music.
In 1948 he founded his first sextet with acclaimed mu ...
*James Last
James Last (, ; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of ...
*Paul Kuhn Paul Kuhn may refer to:
* Paul Kuhn (tenor) (1874–1966), German operatic tenor
* Paul Kuhn (band leader)
Paul Kuhn (12 March 1928 – 23 September 2013) was a German jazz musician, band leader, singer and pianist. He was the band leader of t ...
References
External links
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1922 births
2016 deaths
German jazz bandleaders
German jazz musicians
German clarinetists
German composers