Hans-Joachim Wunderlich

Hans-Joachim Wunderlich (born December 6, 1918 in Kassel ; † May 14, 1998 ) was a German conductor and film composer .

Life

Wunderlich completed his musical training at the Berlin University of Music from 1935 to 1941 . From 1945 to 1951 he had a permanent engagement as a répétiteur and composer for stage music at the Staatstheater Kassel ; from 1949 to 1951 he was also engaged there as Kapellmeister . There he conducted operas and operettas , including the operas Der Wildschütz and Martha as well as the operettas The Beggar Student and The Bird Trader .

Since 1952 he has worked as chief conductor with various Berlin orchestras, including the large entertainment orchestra of the RIAS Berlin . 1952/1953 he was the musical director of the Rehberge open-air theater .

In the 1950s he composed the score for several fairy tale films . He also wrote film music for cultural films and documentaries . In addition to his focus on film music, he was also involved in music compositions for the stage.

Film music

He wrote the film music for the following films:

• 1955: Struwwelpeter
• 1955: Ina, Peter and the rascals
• 1955: Sleeping Beauty

literature

• Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 828.

Web links

• Hans-Joachim Wunderlich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Hans-Joachim Wunderlich at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Piet Hein Honig, Hanns-Georg Rodek : 100001. The show business encyclopedia of the 20th century. Showbiz-Data-Verlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 1992, ISBN 3-929009-01-5 , p. 1055.
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