Bernard Homola
Bernard Homola (born October 26, 1894 in Mulhouse , Alsace , † June 13, 1975 in Basel ) was a German film composer .
Life
Homola studied with Friedrich Klose , Max Meyer-Olbersleben , Georg Schumann (composer) and Heinrich Albert (composer) . At the age of twelve he was already active as an organist in Metz . In the 1920s he went to Berlin and worked as a film composer. In 1928/29 he conducted the cinema band in the Primus Palast in Berlin-Zehlendorf to accompany silent films . His activities apparently necessitated the establishment of his own limited liability company under his name. During National Socialism , Homola became a very sought-after composer and his serious music has now also been performed in the concert hall. During the First World War he was an officer of the pioneers . He lived in Switzerland from around 1933/34. There he worked as an organist / conductor in the "Heilig-Geist-Kirche" in Basel and was able to continue his setting of songs critical of the regime in the Catholic song book "Gloria Dei" unmolested by the Nazi censors . In his early 70's, Homola suffered a stroke.
Movies
- 1928: You are to be the emperor of my soul
- 1928: Mary's great secret
- 1928: The Carousel of Death
- 1928: The young lady from Argentina
- 1928: The last gala performance of the Wolfson Circus
- 1928: Autumn on the Rhine
- 1928: The executioner
- 1928: Today the Strauss is playing
- 1928: Kaczmarek
- 1928: The modern Casanova
- 1928: girl with temperament
- 1929: love in the snow
- 1929: Hotel secrets
- 1929: Perjury
- 1929: Dawn
- 1929: The night whispers
- 1929: The adolescents
- 1929: I lost my heart on the bus
- 1930: The Warsaw Citadel
- 1930: rag ball
- 1930: Flax man as an educator
- 1931: perpetrators wanted
- 1950: The St. Georgs Festival
Works (selection)
- Polonaise for piano op.3
- Gondola song (Isola bella) for piano op.4
- Rose dance waltz for piano
- 2 Intermezzi for piano op.5
- Pax (Pathetico largo) for salon orchestra op.11 No. 1
- Variations-Fantasy on “Perpetuum mobile” by J. Strauss for orchestra op. 12
- Fantasietta for piano op.51
- Trio for piano, violin and cello op.53
- Allegro series: Allegro giusto ed amoroso, Allegro parlando
- In spring love blooms. Foxtrot from the sound film farce "Lumpenball" in various casts
- Feature film episodes in 5 volumes for orchestra, salon orchestra or piano
- Race for salon orchestra
- The saint, symphonic poetry
References
- ↑ Fred K. Prieberg: Music in the Nazi State , Frankfurt / Main 1982
- ^ Frank / Altmann : Tonkünstler-Lexikon , Regensburg 1936
- ^ Wilhelm Schepping: Christ the King songs against Hitler's regime . In: Marion Gerards (ed.): Polyphony and empathy: Festschrift for Norbert Jers on his 65th birthday . Aachen 2013, p. 153-182 ( uni-koeln.de [PDF]).
Web links
- Bernard Homola's estate in the Basel University Library
- Bernard Homola at filmportal.de
- Bernard Homola in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Homola, Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hohenberg, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mulhouse , Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1975 |
| Place of death | Basel |