Karl Bette

Karl Bette (born November 29, 1916 in Cologne , † May 9, 2006 in Schlehdorf ) was a German composer of film music , operettas and folk music . He initially ran his own music publishing company in Cologne and Berlin. After the war he mainly worked as a film composer in Bavaria .

Works

operetta Wela Girls (1943) with the songs you are the woman of my dreams , farewell duet , Whenever I'm away you , since today ... , Kiss duet , Vienna, O city of my life , Donna! . Songs Take a little ship Alone with a bride Little Hawaiian Girl (1938) Spring kissed me awake (1943) You alone, you alone, you alone (1943) 14 days without your love (1943) You're Still Too Small (1943) Dream Serenade (1943) Drive Little Ship (1943) Please please dear violinist (1943) Lieselein (1943) Rose-Marie (1943) In parting I give you my hands (1943) I wish for a sleepless evening (1955) Who Has Only Been to Munich (1974) Where the torrent rushes (arranged for concert band) (1983)

Film music An edelweiss from Königssee (1955) Two hearts and a throne (1955) In Hamburg the nights are long (1956) The bell founder of Tyrol (1956) The Twins from Zillertal (1957) Greetings and kisses from Tegernsee (1957) Love Begins with Roses (1957, theme song) Got a castle deep in the woods (1958) Longing Seduced Me (1959) Serenade of a Great Love (1959) The frog with the mask (1959) 1960: The island of the Amazons Honeymoon in Hell (1960) A dead person hung in the net (1960) The Skinny Girl (1961) Don't Tell Me (1964) With love from Merano (1964) The Man with the Golden Brush (1969) Love Hunt Through 7 Beds (1973) Oktoberfest! You can be sure ... (1973)

Web links

• Karl Bette in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Karl Bette in the catalog of the German National Library
• Karl Bette in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)