Hermann Krome

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hermann Friedrich Krome (born May 27, 1888 in Berlin , † July 22, 1955 in Baden-Baden ) was a German conductor , song composer and folk song researcher .

Life

Hermann Krome began to compose at the age of eleven and at the age of 15 his Nur die Liebe, which makes blissful was accepted by a music publisher . He completed extensive musical training and in 1913 became Kapellmeister at the Royal Potsdamer Schauspielhaus . In 1915 he moved to the Thalia Theater in Berlin . His next stops were Frankfurt an der Oder, Munich, Gera, Stettin and Halle.

He collected folk songs and published several song books . As a composer and arranger , he made a name for himself in the early 1920s by being active in the field of popular hits , Singspiels and cabaret songs . For example, he worked on compositions by Jean and Robert Gilbert , Ralph Benatzky and Austin Egen . He sometimes used various pseudonyms , the best known are "James Huntley" and "Fred Ralph". It was during this time that his first attempts to reach people via radio were made. Later - between 1929 and 1934 - he composed some film scores . In the year the war broke out , he published two soldier songbooks .

Hermann Krome had become one of the busiest contributors to numerous music publishers in Berlin. Many new creations and arrangements of hits and salon music , which appeared both as a piano setting and in various orchestral versions, bear his name. The "Fred Ralph Arrangement" is a trademark of the Roehr music publisher, whose repertoire was largely contested by Hermann Krome.

After the war he lived in Groß Glienicke , above Lake Glienicke , in the Soviet-occupied zone . His work center was still in Berlin. As a commuter, the Kromes had a West Berlin passport, but at the beginning of the 1950s they were forced to relocate entirely to the western part of Berlin due to constant border controls, including increasing harassment . Here Hermann Krome was only able to continue his career for a short time, since he died in 1955. A path was named after him in the Groß Glienicke district of Potsdam.

Compositions / scoring (selection)

(alphabetically; as far as can be determined with details of the lyricist, the piece may also be instrumental or the text also by Krome)

  • With me ... Gleisdreieck (it works without you)
  • Bianka, oh Bianka, don't go to Casablanca
  • Bonzo's Tryst (Jazz Intermezzo)
  • That was in Heidelberg on a blue summer night (Text: Willy Weiß )
  • The old lighthouse (Text: Curt Schulz)
  • The Count of Rudesheim
  • German Rhine, German wine
  • The blonde landlady from Gold'nen Stern (Text: Fritz Rotter )
  • The monastery bells
  • The mill in the Neckar valley
  • The sun sank in the west (Text: Arthur Leuschner)
  • So we want to make up again
  • You were so nice to me tonight (Text: Ewald Rössel)
  • A reason to drink (Text: Paul Fago)
  • Groß-Glienicke, you my old love (Text: Hans Pflanzer)
  • Greet me my girl, comrade!
  • High Kaiser Wilhelm II.
  • Your migratory birds in the air (Text: Otto Roquette )
  • In the inn "To the golden star" (Text: Fritz Rotter)
  • Love pearls
  • I want to go home again
  • Sun over Capri (Text: Curt Schulz)
  • I greet you across the sea, homeland (Text: Fritz Rotter)
  • How often do I come to the Rhine (Rhine longing) (Paul Fago)
  • To Rüdesheim in the Drosselgass'

Songbook / sheet music publications (selection)

(chronologically; edited by himself until his death)

  • Christmas song and sound. The most famous Christmas carols . Richard Birnbach, Berlin around 1915.
  • Flower dreams. Salon pieces by Hermann Krome. For piano . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1916.
  • "When the angels dance" . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1916.
  • The first ball. Light dance album for piano , volumes 1 and 2. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1917.
  • What the migratory birds sing. A compilation , Volume I. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1917.
  • What the migratory birds sing. A compilation , Volume II. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1918.
  • What the migratory birds sing. A compilation , Volume III. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1920.
  • What the migratory birds sing. A compilation , Volume IV. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1921.
  • What the Wandering Birds Sing , Volume V (publisher's information, no evidence of actual appearance).
  • Bruno Decker : The Violet Girl '. Singspiel in four pictures . Bote & Bock, Berlin 1920 (music by Hermann Krome).
  • Wandervogel's treasure trove of songs. A collection of the most beautiful hiking songs for mandolin alone or with the very lightest guitar accompaniment . J. Keil Publishing House, Stuttgart 1921.
  • Silentium! Old and new student, Kommers and folk songs . Drei Masken-Verlag, Berlin 1929.
  • On the Rhine with wine. 45 selected German Rheinlieder , volume 1. Drei-Masken-Verlag, Berlin 1925.
  • On the Rhine with wine. The most beautiful and well-known German Rhine and drinking songs , Volume 2. Drei-Masken-Verlag, Berlin 1930.
  • What the mother sang. Love unforgettable songs with piano and complete text , volumes 1 and 2. Richard Birnbach, Berlin approx. 1930.
  • German song forest. The most beautiful German folk songs for piano with text . Drei-Masken-Verlag, Berlin / Munich / Vienna approx. 1930.
  • Hussar pranks. Scappate termerarie. Tours à la hussarde . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1933.
  • The opera in the home. The most beautiful and best-known opera melodies for piano , volumes 1 and 2. Drei-Masken-Verlag, Berlin 1938.
  • First dance lesson. Easy dance album for piano . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1938.
  • Dear Fatherland, The most beautiful soldiers' songs and marches . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1939.
  • The soldier's life is beautiful. Melody sequence of well-known soldier songs . Meisel, Berlin, 1939.
  • Light dance and marching book. 17 popular pieces for piano easily set . B. Schott's Sons, Mainz 1939.
  • Light dance book. 15 popular pieces for piano easily set . Schott, Mainz 1939.
  • The first ball. Light modern dance album for piano , volumes 1 and 2. Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1939.
  • Around the Reeperbahn. A waltz, dance and mood potpourri . Meisel, Berlin around 1955.
  • Strauss for everyone. The 10 most beautiful waltzes by Johann Strauss . Placed very easily (for piano) . Schott's sons, Mainz 1960.
  • You listen! Melodies by Hermann Krome = Fred Ralph . Richard Birnbach, Berlin 1969.

Filmography

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hermann Krome. In: deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, accessed on September 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Stanicek: Austin Egen - Schlager-composer, singer and music publishers. 3.5. Composers and arrangers. Krome, Hermann […] In: grammophon-platten.de. German Shellac Record and Gramophone Forum, accessed on September 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Hanne Ritter: Thoughts on the article "The Wing on Travel" . In: Kladower Forum eV (Ed.): Meeting points . Summer 2014, 2014, p. 23 f . ( kladower-forum.de [PDF; 8.1 MB ; accessed on September 30, 2018]).

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Krome, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hermann Friedrich Krome (full name); Huntley, James (pen name); Lustig, Hermann (pseudonym); Tosta (pseudonym); Marriot (pseudonym); Ralph, Fred (pseudonym); Altmann, Werner (pseudonym); Berger, Hans (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bandmaster, song composer and folk song researcher
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 1955
Place of death Baden-Baden