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Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.
About Waxman. BIOGRAPHY. Franz Waxman led a variety of musical lives as composer, conductor and impresario. He was born in Konigshutte, Upper Silesia, Germany, on December 24, 1906, and was the youngest of six children. No one in the family was musical except Franz, who started piano lessons at the age of seven.
Composer, conductor, and impresario, Franz Waxman was best known for his prolific career as a composer for the motion picture industry spanning 150 scores through the 1930-60’s. (At home in 1949 with his piano and collection of the complete works by Bach.)
The objective of this project is to close a long-standing gap in scholarly research regarding the composer Franz Waxman with the focus on his life and works “between film music and the concert hall.”
Dec 2, 2008 · Franz Waxman led a variety of musical lives as composer, conductor and impresario. He was born in Konigshutte, Upper Silesia, Germany, on December 24, 1906, and was the youngest of six...
Composer Max Steiner had led the way into to this new world of dramatic underscoring of films with his music for King Kong (1933), and Waxman, in his defining addition to The Bride Of Frankenstein not only raised the bar but suggested limitless possibilities for the future.
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The catalogue of German American composer Franz Waxman is a formidable collection of work for the modern concert hall, encompassing not only the film scores for which he is best known, but concert works of great significance for orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble.
