Gerhard Becker (composer)

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Gerhard Becker (born August 7, 1919 in Erfurt , † March 4, 1973 in Berlin ) was a German composer , film composer , arranger and conductor .

Biographical information

Becker was a member of the Erfurt Motet Choir while still at school . After graduating from high school in 1937, he was a soldier until the end of the war and also served in the Reich Labor Service . Nevertheless, the young musician, who was temporarily released, was able to complete his studies with a dissertation on Oscar Straus during this time .

From 1946 Becker was conductor of the Meiningen Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor at the Darmstadt State Theater and the Berlin State Opera . He also worked as a conductor at the Munich State Theater on Gärtnerplatz .

In the mid-1950s, Becker settled in West Berlin , where he worked as a freelance composer . From 1968 he was director of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra .

In addition to numerous arrangements and compositions, such as B. the symphonic poem Die Rakete, Becker wrote some film music between 1957 and 1966. His best-known works are the music for the films The Tiger of Esnapur (1959), The Indian Tomb (1959), An Angel on Earth (1959) and The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). Trude Herr also wrote the Schlager Brautjammer (I hear the bells) (1961) by Trude Herr .

His records, including numerous operetta cross- cuts , were mainly released by the European Phonoclub .

tomb

Gerhard Becker's grave is located in the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin-Westend .

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SURNAME Becker, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt , Germany
DATE OF DEATH March 4th 1973
Place of death Berlin , Germany