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'''Jack Beaver''' (27 March 1900 – 10 September 1963) was a British [[film score]] [[composer]] and pianist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/29174 |title=Film and TV Database |access-date=2011-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905033513/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/29174 |archive-date=2009-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beaver was born in [[Clapham, London]]. He studied at the [[Forest Gate School of Music|Metropolitan Academy of Music]], Forest Gate and then at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] under [[Frederick Corder]]. After graduating he worked for the BBC. In the early 1930s he played with the Michael Doré Trio and wrote some concert pieces, including the three movement Sonatina for piano. He also contributed music and arrangements for various BBC radio drama and music features, including most of the radio adaptions of films |
'''Jack Beaver''' (27 March 1900 – 10 September 1963) was a British [[film score]] [[composer]] and pianist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/29174 |title=Film and TV Database |access-date=2011-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905033513/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/29174 |archive-date=2009-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beaver was born in [[Clapham, London]]. He studied at the [[Forest Gate School of Music|Metropolitan Academy of Music]], Forest Gate and then at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] under [[Frederick Corder]]. After graduating he worked for the BBC. In the early 1930s he played with the Michael Doré Trio and wrote some concert pieces, including the three movement Sonatina for piano. He also contributed music and arrangements for various BBC radio drama and music features, including most of the radio adaptions of films produced by Douglas Moodie, throughout the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name=bfm>Huntley, John. ''British Film Music'' (1947), p. 194</ref> |
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As (like [[Charles Williams (composer)|Charles Williams]]) a member of the [[Gaumont British Picture Studios|Gaumont–British Pictures]] composing team from the 1930s he was a prolific composer of film scores - around 40 scores between 1932 and 1947 - though many of his contributions were not credited. He wrote music for [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'', and composed the pseudo piano concerto ''Portrait of Isla'' from the score for the 1940 [[Edgar Wallace]] film ''[[The Case of the Frightened Lady (film)|The Case of the Frightened Lady]]''. This is perhaps the first example of a Romantic style "Denham Concerto" (or sometimes "tabloid piano concerto") composed especially for a film, a year before [[Richard Addinsell]]'s much more famous Warsaw Concerto appeared in the film [[Dangerous Moonlight]] (1941).<ref name=bfm/> |
As (like [[Charles Williams (composer)|Charles Williams]]) a member of the [[Gaumont British Picture Studios|Gaumont–British Pictures]] composing team from the 1930s he was a prolific composer of film scores - around 40 scores between 1932 and 1947 - though many of his contributions were not credited. These included scores for the ''[[Secrets of Nature|Secrets of Life]]'' series of documentaries produced between 1934 and 1947. He wrote music for [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1935), and composed the pseudo piano concerto ''Portrait of Isla'' from the score for the 1940 [[Edgar Wallace]] film ''[[The Case of the Frightened Lady (film)|The Case of the Frightened Lady]]''. This is perhaps the first example of a Romantic style "Denham Concerto" (or sometimes "tabloid piano concerto") composed especially for a film, a year before [[Richard Addinsell]]'s much more famous Warsaw Concerto appeared in the film [[Dangerous Moonlight]] (1941).<ref name=bfm/> |
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Later in life Beaver was a regular contributor to the recorded music libraries, through which his march ''Cavalcade of Youth'' (1950) became widely known when it was used as signature tune for the BBC radio series ''The Barlowes of Beddington''.<ref>[https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/notes/67400-B.pdf Lamb, Andrew. Notes to ''British Light Music Classics 4'', Hyperion (2002)]</ref><ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/3d5eb71ddb85466b86320cce58003a94?page=9 ''Radio Times'' Issue 1628, 23 January, 1955, p 9 and p 19]</ref> Another example of his library music is ''Holiday Funfair'' (1954), performed by [[Dolf van der Linden]] And His Orchestra.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwiSeEi2u0&t=38s ''Holiday Funfair'', Paxton PR630]</ref> He composed ''Sovereign Heritage'' for the [[National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain|National Brass Band Championships]] of 1954.<ref>Scowcroft, Philip. ''British Light Music'' (2013 edition), p 111</ref> |
Later in life Beaver was a regular contributor to the recorded music libraries, through which his march ''Cavalcade of Youth'' (1950) became widely known when it was used as signature tune for the BBC radio series ''The Barlowes of Beddington''.<ref>[https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/notes/67400-B.pdf Lamb, Andrew. Notes to ''British Light Music Classics 4'', Hyperion (2002)]</ref><ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/3d5eb71ddb85466b86320cce58003a94?page=9 ''Radio Times'' Issue 1628, 23 January, 1955, p 9 and p 19]</ref> Another example of his library music is ''Holiday Funfair'' (1954), performed by [[Dolf van der Linden]] And His Orchestra.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwiSeEi2u0&t=38s ''Holiday Funfair'', Paxton PR630]</ref> He composed ''Sovereign Heritage'' for the [[National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain|National Brass Band Championships]] of 1954.<ref>Scowcroft, Philip. ''British Light Music'' (2013 edition), p 111</ref> |
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During the 1930s Beaver was living at 141 Gleneldon Road in [[Streatham]]. By the 1950s his address was 40 Fairfax Road, [[Teddington]] in Middlesex.<ref>''Who's Who in Music'' (1935 and 1950 editions)</ref> He died aged 63 in [[Battersea]], London. His son, Raymond Elgar Beaver, (19 August 1929 – 25 January 2008), was also a composer of film music. |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[Turkey Time (1933 film)|Turkey Time]]'' (1933) |
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Born | Clapham, London | 27 March 1900
Died | 10 September 1963 Battersea, London | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Film score composer |
Jack Beaver (27 March 1900 – 10 September 1963) was a British film score composer and pianist.[1] Beaver was born in Clapham, London. He studied at the Metropolitan Academy of Music, Forest Gate and then at the Royal Academy of Music under Frederick Corder. After graduating he worked for the BBC. In the early 1930s he played with the Michael Doré Trio and wrote some concert pieces, including the three movement Sonatina for piano. He also contributed music and arrangements for various BBC radio drama and music features, including most of the radio adaptions of films produced by Douglas Moodie, throughout the 1930s and 1940s.[2]
As (like Charles Williams) a member of the Gaumont–British Pictures composing team from the 1930s he was a prolific composer of film scores - around 40 scores between 1932 and 1947 - though many of his contributions were not credited. These included scores for the Secrets of Life series of documentaries produced between 1934 and 1947. He wrote music for Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935), and composed the pseudo piano concerto Portrait of Isla from the score for the 1940 Edgar Wallace film The Case of the Frightened Lady. This is perhaps the first example of a Romantic style "Denham Concerto" (or sometimes "tabloid piano concerto") composed especially for a film, a year before Richard Addinsell's much more famous Warsaw Concerto appeared in the film Dangerous Moonlight (1941).[2]
Later in life Beaver was a regular contributor to the recorded music libraries, through which his march Cavalcade of Youth (1950) became widely known when it was used as signature tune for the BBC radio series The Barlowes of Beddington.[3][4] Another example of his library music is Holiday Funfair (1954), performed by Dolf van der Linden And His Orchestra.[5] He composed Sovereign Heritage for the National Brass Band Championships of 1954.[6]
During the 1930s Beaver was living at 141 Gleneldon Road in Streatham. By the 1950s his address was 40 Fairfax Road, Teddington in Middlesex.[7] He died aged 63 in Battersea, London. His son, Raymond Elgar Beaver, (19 August 1929 – 25 January 2008), was also a composer of film music.
Selected filmography[edit]
- Baroud (1932)
- Jack's the Boy (1932)
- Turkey Time (1933)
- Channel Crossing (1933)
- My Old Dutch (1934)
- Admirals All (1935)
- The Crouching Beast (1935)
- The 39 Steps (1935)
- Beloved Imposter (1936)
- Wings Over Africa (1936)
- The Avenging Hand (1936)
- Sabotage (1936)
- Second Bureau (1936)
- Ball at Savoy (1936)
- Wake Up Famous (1937)
- Double Exposures (1937)
- Under a Cloud (1937)
- The Great Barrier (1937)
- Return of a Stranger (1937)
- The Wife of General Ling (1937)
- Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
- The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
- It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
- John Halifax (1938)
- The Face at the Window (1939)
- The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
- Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
- The Chinese Bungalow (1940)
- The Prime Minister (1941)
- Flying Fortress (1942)
- Gaiety George (1946)
- Dusty Bates (1947)
- The Hasty Heart (1949)
- The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953)
References[edit]
- ^ "Film and TV Database". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ a b Huntley, John. British Film Music (1947), p. 194
- ^ Lamb, Andrew. Notes to British Light Music Classics 4, Hyperion (2002)
- ^ Radio Times Issue 1628, 23 January, 1955, p 9 and p 19
- ^ Holiday Funfair, Paxton PR630
- ^ Scowcroft, Philip. British Light Music (2013 edition), p 111
- ^ Who's Who in Music (1935 and 1950 editions)