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Erich Wolfgang Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...

By genre

Operas and stage works

*''Der Schneemann'' (A Pantomime) (Composed and first performed 1910) * '' Der Ring des Polykrates'', Op. 7,

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in one act (1913-1914) * ''

Violanta ''Violanta'', Op. 8, is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was seventeen years old. Performance history It was premiered on ...

'', Op. 8, opera in one act (1914-1915), libretto by

Hans Müller-Einigen Hans Müller(-Einigen) (born 25 October 1882 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary; died 8 March 1950 in Einigen) was a German language writer, author of screenplays and director. As his proper name, Hans Müller, was quite common, he added the name of the S ...

. * ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1920) incidental music to the Shakespeare production at the Palace of Schönbrunn that premiered May 20, 1920. Korngold later reworked this music into an orchestral suite Op. 11. * ''

Die tote Stadt ' (German for ''The Dead City''), Op. 12, is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold set to a libretto by Paul Schott, a collective pseudonym for the composer and his father, Julius Korngold. It is based on the 1892 novel '' Bruges-la-Mo ...

'', Op. 12, opera in three acts (1920) * ''Der Vampir oder Die Gejagten'' (''The Vampire, or the Hunted)'' (1923), incidental music for a

drama. * ''

Das Wunder der Heliane ''Das Wunder der Heliane'' (German for ''The Miracle of Heliane''), Op. 20 is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold with a libretto by Hans Müller-Einigen, after . It was first performed at the Hamburg State Opera on 7 October 1927. A ...

'', Op. 20, opera in three acts (1927), libretto by

. * '' Die Kathrin'', Op. 28, opera in three acts (1939) * '' Die stumme Serenade'', Op. 36, operetta (1946-1950)

Orchestral works

* ''Märchenbilder'' ("Fairy Tale Pictures"), Op. 3 (1911) (second movement "The Princess & the Pea" presumed lost) * ''Schauspiel-Ouvertüre'' ("Overture to a Play"), Op. 4 (1911) * Sinfonietta in B major, Op. 5 (1911-1912) * Militär-Marsch in B ("Military March in B major") (1917) * ''Viel Lärmen um Nichts'' ("''

Much Ado about Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

''"), Op. 11, suite for orchestra (1918-1919) * ''Sursum Corda'', Op. 13 (1919) * ''Klavierkonzert in Cis'' ( Piano Concerto in C-sharp major for piano left hand), Op. 17 (1923) (composed for

Paul Wittgenstein Paul Wittgenstein (November 5, 1887March 3, 1961) was an Austrian-American concert pianist notable for commissioning new piano concerti for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First World War. He devised nove ...

) * ''Geschichten von Strauss'' ("Tales from Strauss"), Op. 21 (1931) * ''Baby-Serenade'', Op. 24 (1928-1929) * Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1937-1939, revised in 1945) * Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37 (1946) (expanded from a work written for the 1946 film ''

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'') * Symphonic Serenade in B-flat major, Op. 39, for string orchestra (1947-1948) * Symphony in F-sharp major, Op. 40 (1947-1952) * Theme and Variations, Op. 42 (1953) * ''Straussiana'' (1953)

Vocal-orchestral

* ''Der Sturm'' (''The Tempest'') for chorus and orchestra, after

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

(1913) * ''Passover Psalm'', Op. 30, hymn for solo voice, chorus and orchestra (1941) * ''Prayer'', Op. 32, for tenor, women's choir and organ (1941) * ''Tomorrow'', Op. 33, tone poem for mezzo-soprano, women's choir and orchestra, from the movie ''The Constant Nymph'' (1944)

Chamber music

* Piano Trio in D major, Op. 1 (1909-1910) * Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 6 (1912-1913) * String Sextet in D major, Op. 10 (1914-1916) * Piano Quintet in E major, Op. 15 (1921-1922) * ''Viel Lärmen um Nichts'' ("''Much Ado about Nothing''"), Op. 11, four movement suite for violin and piano (1918-1919) * String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 16 (1920-1923) * Suite for two violins, cello and piano left hand, Op. 23 (1930) * String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26 (1933) * String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34 (1944-1945), dedicated to

Bruno Walter Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, was naturalised as a French citizen in 1938, and settled in the Un ...

, premiered by Roth Quartet in Los Angeles in 1946. * Romance-Impromptu, for cello and piano (1946)

Piano music

* Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor (1908-1909) * ''Don Quixote'', six pieces for piano (1909) * ''Was der Wald erzählt'' ("What the Forest Tells"), suite for piano (1909) * ''Märchenbilder'' ("Fairy Tale Pictures"), Op. 3 for piano solo (also orchestrated) (1910) * Piano Sonata No. 2 in E major, Op. 2 (1910), dedicated to his teacher

Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conducting, conductor, and teacher. Biography Early life Zemlinsky was born in Vienna to a highly diverse family. Zemlinsky's grandfath ...

, premiered by Schnabel in 1911. * ''Vier Kleine Fröhliche Walzer'' ("Four Little Cheerful Waltzes") (1912) * ''Vier kleine Karikaturen für Kinder'' ("Four Little Caricatures for Children"), Op. 19 (1926) * ''Geschichten von Strauss'' ("Tales from Strauss"), Op. 21 (also orchestrated) (1927) * Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 25 (1931)

Songs

* ''Vespers'' (1911) * ''Eichendorff Lieder'' (1911) * ''(Sechs) Einfache Lieder'' ("Six Simple Songs"), Op. 9 (1911) * ''Nachts'' ("At night") (1913) * ''Gansleber'' (1919) * ''(Vier) Lieder des Abschieds'' ("Four Songs of Farewell"), Op. 14 (1920-1921) * ''Drei Gesänge'' ("Three Songs"), Op. 18 (1924) * ''Drei Lieder'' ("Three Songs"), Op. 22 (1928-1929) * ''Unvergänglichkeit'' ("Immortality"), Op. 27 (1933) * ''Narrenlieder'' ("Songs of the Clown"), Op. 29 (1937) * ''Vier Shakespeare-Lieder'' ("Four Shakespeare Songs"), Op. 31 (1937-1941) * ''Fünf Lieder'' ("Five Songs"), Op. 38 (1948) * ''Sonett für Wien'' ("Sonnet for Vienna"), Op. 41 (1953)

Film scores

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Waltzes from Vienna ''Waltzes from Vienna'' is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as ''Strauss' Great Waltz''. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s. Hitchcock's film is based on the ...

'' (1934) *''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' (1935) (a re-orchestration of music composed by

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

) *'' Captain Blood'' (1935) *''

Hearts Divided ''Hearts Divided'' is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I of France, Napoleon. It stars Marion Davies ...

'' (1936) *''

The Green Pastures ''The Green Pastures'' is a play written in 1930 by Marc Connelly adapted from ''Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun'' (1928), a collection of stories written by Roark Bradford. The play was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930. It had th ...

'' (1936) *''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Herve ...

'' (1936) -

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winner for Best Original Score (awarded to the head of the studio's music department) *''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, ...

'' (1937) *'' Another Dawn'' (1937) *''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de H ...

'' (1938) - Academy Award winner for Best Original Score *'' Juarez'' (1939) *''

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...

'' (1939) - Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score *''

The Sea Hawk ''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...

'' (1940) - Academy Award nomination for Best Score *''

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'' (1941) *''

Kings Row ''Kings Row'' is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood. ...

'' (1942) *'' The Constant Nymph'' (1943) *'' Between Two Worlds'' (1944) *''

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'' (1945) (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) *''

Of Human Bondage ''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...

'' (1946) *'' ''Deception'''' (1946) *'' Escape Me Never'' (1947) *''

Magic Fire ''Magic Fire'' is a 1955 American biographical film about the life of composer Richard Wagner, released by Republic Pictures. Directed by William Dieterle, the film made extensive use of Wagner's music, which was arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korng ...

'' (1956) (after

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

)

Arrangements for operettas

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Eine Nacht in Venedig '' Eine Nacht in Venedig '' (''A Night in Venice'') is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II. Its libretto was by F. Zell and Richard Genée based on ''Le Château Trompette'' by Eugène Cormon and Richard Genée. The farcical, romantic ...

'' (''A Night in Venice''),

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

(1923) *''

Cagliostro in Wien ' (''Cagliostro in Vienna'') is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II to a libretto by F. Zell and Richard Genée. It premiered on 27 February 1875 at the Theater an der Wien, featuring Marie Geistinger and Alexander Girardi. Reception T ...

'' (''Cagliostro in Vienna''), Johann Strauss II (1927) *''Rosen aus Florida'' (''Roses from Florida''),

Leo Fall Leopold Fall (2 February 187316 September 1925) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer of operettas. Life Born in Olmütz (Olomouc), Leo (or Leopold) Fall was taught by his father Moritz Fall (1848–1922), a bandmaster and composer, who sett ...

(1929) *''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original ...

'' (''The Bat''), Johann Strauss II (1929) *''Walzer aus Wien'' (''Waltzes from Vienna''), Family Strauss (1930) *'' Die schöne Helena'' (''The Beautiful Helena''),

Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach (, also , , ; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera '' ...

(1931) *''Das Lied der Liebe'' (''The Song of Love''), Johann Strauss II (1931) *'' Die geschiedene Frau'' (''The divorced Woman''), Leo Fall (1933) *''Rosalinda'' (= ''Die Fledermaus''), Johann Strauss II (1942) *''Helen Goes to Troy'' (=''La belle Hélène'') Jacques Offenbach (1944) *''The Great Waltz'' (= ''Walzer aus Wien''), Johann Strauss II (1949)

By opus number

* Op. 1 - Piano Trio in D major (1909-1910) * Op. 2 - Piano Sonata No. 2 in E major (1910) * Op. 3 - ''Märchenbilder'' ("Fairy Tale Pictures"), for piano solo (also orchestrated) (1910) * Op. 4 - ''Schauspiel-Ouvertüre'' ("Overture to a Play") (1911) * Op. 5 - Sinfonietta in B major (1911-1912) * Op. 6 - Violin Sonata in G major (1912-1913) * Op. 7 - '' Der Ring des Polykrates'', opera buffa in one act (1913-1914) * Op. 8 - ''

'', opera in one act (1914-1915) * Op. 9 - ''(Sechs) Einfache Lieder'' ("Six Simple Songs") (1911) * Op. 10 - String Sextet in D major (1914-1916) * Op. 11 - ''Viel Lärmen um Nichts'' ("''Much Ado for Nothing''"), four movement suite for violin and piano (1918-1919) * Op. 12 - ''

'', Op. 12, opera in three acts (1920) * Op. 13 - ''Sursum Corda'' (1919) * Op. 14 - ''(Vier) Lieder des Abschieds'' ("Four Songs of Farewell") (1920-1921) * Op. 15 - Piano Quintet in E major (1921-1922) * Op. 16 - String Quartet No. 1 in A major (1920-1923) * Op. 17 - Piano Concerto in C-sharp major for piano left hand (1923) (composed for

) * Op. 18 - ''Drei Gesänge'' ("Three Songs"), Op. 18 (1924) * Op. 19 - ''Vier kleine Karikaturen für Kinder'' ("Four Little Caricatures for Children") (1926) * Op. 20 - ''

'', opera in three acts (1927) * Op. 21 - ''Geschichten von Strauss'' ("Tales from Strauss") (also orchestrated) (1927) * Op. 22 - ''Drei Lieder'' ("Three Songs") (1928-1929) * Op. 23 - Suite for two violins, cello and piano left hand (1930) * Op. 24 - ''Baby-Serenade'' (1928-1929) * Op. 25 - Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major (1931) * Op. 26 - String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major (1933) * Op. 27 - ''Unvergänglichkeit'' ("Immortality") (1933) * Op. 28 - '' Die Kathrin'', opera in three acts (1939) * Op. 29 - ''Narrenlieder'' ("Songs of the Clown") (1937) * Op. 30 - ''Passover Psalm'', hymn for solo voice, chorus and orchestra (1941) * Op. 31 - ''Vier Shakespeare-Lieder'' ("Four Shakespeare Songs") (1937-1941) * Op. 32 - ''Prayer'', for tenor, women's choir and organ (1941) * Op. 33 - ''Tomorrow'', tone poem for mezzo-soprano, women's choir and orchestra, from the movie ''The Constant Nymph'' (1944) * Op. 34 - String Quartet No. 3 in D major (1944-1945) * Op. 35 - Violin Concerto in D major (1937-1939, revised in 1945) * Op. 36 - '' Die stumme Serenade'', operetta (1946-1950) * Op. 37 - Cello Concerto in C major (1946) * Op. 38 - ''Fünf Lieder'' ("Five Songs") (1948) * Op. 39 - Symphonic Serenade in B-flat major, for string orchestra (1947-1948) * Op. 40 - Symphony in F-sharp major (1947-1952) * Op. 41 - ''Sonett für Wien'' ("Sonnet for Vienna") (1953) * Op. 42 - Theme and Variations (1953)

References

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Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...