Temple Abady

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Temple Abady also H. Temple Abady (born June 13, 1903 in Hampstead , London as Harold Temple Abady , † December 1, 1970 in Worthing , Sussex ) was a British composer . He created some musical works for British cinema in the 1940s and 1950s, including compositions for films such as Die Schwindlerin , Miranda , On the Street Corner or Tomorrow You Will Kill Me .

life and work

Harold Temple Abady was born in Hampstead, London in 1903. He attended Christ Church College in Oxford . In the 1920s and 1930s, Temple Abady composed mainly incidental music and music for concert works. From 1947, Temple Abady also wrote film music, first for the two short documentaries The Three A's: A County Modern School and Along the Line . In the same year he made his film debut with the composition for Jack Lee's drama Die Schwindlerin with Ursula Jeans , Jean Simmons and Cecil Parker .

In the late 1940s he worked for such directors as Bernard Knowles , Ken Annakin , Douglas Peirce , Derek N. Twist and Thornton Freeland . At the beginning of the 1950s, further film compositions were created for the filmmakers Anthony Squire , Francis Searle , John Guillermin , Charles Saunders and Frank Launder .

In 1953 he wrote for the director Muriel Box the score for the crime film On the Street Corner with Anne Crawford , Peggy Cummins and Rosamund John in the leading roles. In the same year two more scores were created for a comedy by CM Pennington-Richards and a drama for Francis Searle. For the crime film Tomorrow You Will Kill Me by director Terence Fisher with the cast of Pat O'Brien , Lois Maxwell and George Coulouris , his last composition for British cinema was created in 1957.

Temple Abady died on December 1, 1970 at the age of 67 in Worthing, Sussex. He was married to the English costume designer Anna Duse (born July 21, 1908).

Works (selection)

Stage music and music for radio productions

  • 1926: Henry IV, Part 2 for a performance by the OUDS Oxford University Dramatic Society . The first performance took place on February 9, 1926 in Oxford.
  • 1927: The Tempest for a performance by OUDS
  • 1930: Max Beerbohm : Savoranola Brown for a production at the Haymarket Theater . The first performance took place on February 23, 1930.
  • 1931: Mary Dunn: Weather or No, Revue, was broadcast on December 7, 1931 at 8:00 p.m. by the British radio on three stations, Daventry, London and Northern
  • 1932: William Hubbard: Leap Year , musical fantasy , aired on the BBC on February 29, 1932 at 8:00 p.m.
  • 1933: John Macdonell: Good Evening !, was on 6 November 1933 at 20.00 by the British broadcaster National sent
  • 1934: Jacques (Jack) Abady: What the Fairies know, was on 23 June 1934 by the transmitter National sent
  • 1938: Stafford Byrne and Mary Dunn: Spring's in the air . Music together with Wainwright Morgan. Performed at the Chanticleer Theater on Clairville Street, London
  • 1938: Stafford Byrne and Mary Dunn: 8.45 and all that. Music together with Wainwright Morgan .

Film music for feature films

  • 1947: The Woman in the Hall
  • 1948: Toto-Glück (Easy Money)
  • 1948: Miranda
  • 1948: Love in Waiting
  • 1949: All Over the Town
  • 1949: Dear Mr. Prohack
  • 1951: Files from Scotland Yard
  • 1952: Never Look Back
  • 1952: Miss Robin Hood
  • 1953: Love in Pawn
  • 1953: Folly to Be Wise
  • 1953: At the street corner (Street Corner)
  • 1953: The Oracle
  • 1953: Wheel of Fate
  • 1957: Tomorrow You Will Kill Me (Kill Me Tomorrow)

Score for short films and documentaries

  • 1946: The Railwaymen (commercial for the railroad worker )
  • 1947: The Three A's: A County Modern School (short documentary)
  • 1947: The Balance (short film)
  • 1947: Along the Line (short documentary)
  • 1948: Trial by Weather (short documentary)
  • 1948: Health in Our Time (short film)
  • 1950: A Family Affair (short documentary)
  • 1951: Work in Progress (short film)
  • 1951: This Year-London (documentary)
  • 1952: Away for the Day (short film)

TV Shows

  • 1957: The Adventures of Clint and Mac (TV series, 1 episode)

Compositions

The British Library and the National Library of Wales own a number of his compositions.

  • Songs of Treasure Island: I. Summer day. II. The penitent pirate. Text: LG Eady. Published as H. Abady in 1925 in London and New York by Boosey & Co
  • A Child's Song in Spring. Unison song. Text: E. Nesbit etc. Published in 1926 as H. Abady in London by J. Curwen & Sons
  • He broke his heart in Clermont Town . Song. Text: Hilaire Belloc etc. Published in 1926 as H. Abady in London by J. Curwen & Sons
  • What about it . From Radio Extravaganza There's Magic in the Air . Published in 1932 as TH Abady
  • Song of dreaming . Published in 1934 as T. Abady
  • Wherever thee may go . Song, lyrics: Mary Dunn. Published in 1950 as H. Abady in London by Schott and Co,
  • The Hills of Argyll . For string orchestra with piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon ad lib. From the film Work in Progress. Published in 1952 in London by Schott and Co,

literature

Recordings

  • Twilight Reverie for orchestra, recorded with the London Promenade Orchestra under the direction of Walter Collins on the CD The Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope, Vol. 3 , released by Guild Light Music

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dramatis personae . In: The Observer . London February 7, 1926, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  2. ↑ Biographical data of Temple Abady in: The Contemporary Theater , 1923-1944-45, Volume 4, by James Agate, L. Parsons, 1924, page 37
  3. ^ Brian McFarlane: Abady, Temple . In: The Encyclopedia of British Film . 4th edition. Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-5261-1197-5 , pp. 1 (English).
  4. ↑ Temple Abady - Biographical Summaries of Known People - MyHeritage. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Ouds production of The Tempest . In: The Guardian . London June 23, 1927, p. 4 (English, newspapers.com ).
  6. ↑ Savoranola Brown . In: The Guardian . London January 30, 1930, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  7. ^ Max Beerbohm's travesty Savonarola Brown . In: Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio March 4, 1930, p. 8 (English, newspapers.com ).
  8. ↑ Today's Wireless Program . In: The Guardian . London December 7, 1931, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  9. ↑ Wireless Notes . In: The Guardian . London June 11, 1933, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  10. ↑ Good Evening! In: The Guardian . London November 7, 1933, p. 10 (English, newspapers.com ).
  11. ^ Midsummer Day . In: The Guardian . London June 23, 1934, p. 14 (English, newspapers.com ).
  12. ↑ Jump in the air . In: The Observer . London February 27, 1938, p. 13 (English, newspapers.com ).
  13. ^ Ivor Brown: 8.45 and all that . In: The Observer . London June 5, 1938, p. 11 (English, newspapers.com ).
  14. ^ The Railwaymen (1946). In: https://www.bfi.org.uk . British Film Institute, accessed January 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Abady, Temple
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abady, H. Temple; Abady, Harold Temple (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Hampstead , London , England
DATE OF DEATH 1st December 1970
Place of death Worthing , Sussex , England