Willy Richartz
Willy Richartz (born September 25, 1900 in Cologne , † August 8, 1972 in Bad Tölz ) was a German composer and conductor .
Life
Richartz initially studied law and received his doctorate from the University of Cologne in 1925 . He also studied music at the Cologne Conservatory . He then worked as a conductor at theaters in Munich and Berlin . During the time of National Socialism he was director of the Reichssender Berlin and director of the dance orchestra of Radio Berlin .
After the Second World War , he became the founder of the German Composers' Association alongside Werner Egk . He became an honorary member of GEMA for his services to reforming copyright law .
As a composer, he has mainly light music and operettas written. He is buried in the forest cemetery in Bad Tölz.
Works
Orchestral works
- Evening on the Lower Rhine , Waltz, op.14 (1935)
- Waltz in Love , op.61 (1939)
- Dear Old Vienna , op.81 (1944)
- Melodienreigen: world successes by Willy Richartz , op.29 (new version 1963)
- Dream Melodies , Waltz, op.26 (1964)
- Bavarian stories , waltzes
- Spring on the Bergstrasse , concert waltz
- Seasons of love , concert waltzes
- Capricious Waltz (Valse capricieuse)
- Castanets , waltzes
- Kentucky tune , slow fox
- You have to know, you have to know , waltz song
- Melodies dance
- Rhenish stories , concert waltz, op.112
- Romantic prelude , op.20
- Black orchids , Argentine tango
- Sheila-Waltz , op.59
- South wind , tango
Works for wind orchestra
- Bavarian stories , wals, op.9 (1932)
- Little Minuet (1954)
- All Hands (naval march)
- Isarwinkler rifle parade , march
- Girls, now it's women's choice , Rhinelander from the film: "Oberwachtmeister Schwenke"
Operettas
- Gloria dances today , 3 acts - Libretto: Max Wallner and Kurt Feltz (1939)
- The dancing Helena , 3 acts - Libretto: Leo Lenz and Richard Bars (1941)
- At the landlady's "Zum Weißblauen Kranzerl" - Libretto: Otto Willner and P. Paul Althaus
- Eau de Cologne - Libretto: Ch. Amberg
Vocal music
- In the evening, when all the other people have long been asleep in the harbor (Hein plays the boatman's piano so beautifully in the evening) , from the film: "Krach um Jolanthe" for vocals and accordion - Text: Peter Kirsten (1934)
- I'm in love with a mouth , from the operetta: The dancing Helena for voice and orchestra - Text: Richard Bars (1941)
- At the first kiss I dream of the second kiss , tango singing and piano - Text: Kurt Feltz
- In the "Krone" there is a big maneuver ball, marching fox trot for vocals, full choir and orchestra - text: Peter Kirsten
- Seasons of Love , for soprano and orchestra - Text: Günther Schwenn
- A melody sounds softly, a slow waltz for voice, mixed choir and orchestra (or piano) - Text: Peter Kirsten
- Girls, now it's women's choice , slow fox from the film: "Oberwachtmeister Schwenke" for voice and piano, text: Klaus S. Richter
- Marietta , Paso double for vocals and guitar
- My heart is looking for a queen , Tango for voice and piano - Text: Bruno Balz
- Seen with enamored eyes , for voice and piano
- Father is a soldier, my child , for voice and piano - Text: Werner Plückner
- Wein am Rhein (There will still be Wein am Rhein in a hundred years) , waltz song from the operetta "Kölnisch Wasser" for voice (tenor) and orchestra (or piano)
- What can the soldier dream of , song with piano - text: Werner Plückner
- A dirndl dress , fox trot for vocals and piano belongs to every lederhosen - text: Ch. Amberg
Works for piano
- Villa Borghese. An Impression (1955)
- Bavarian stories , waltzes
- Spring on the mountain road
- Small minuet
- Rheinhessen folk dances , op.69
Film music
- Quarrel about Jolanthe (1934)
- Sergeant Schwenke (1934)
- Rooster Scandal (1938)
- The Whitsun Organ (1938)
- When Men Go Away (1939)
- Tip on Amalia (1939)
- The Dark Point (1940)
- Under the spell of the Madonna (The carver from the Walsertal) (1951)
Publications
- Considerations on copyright reform , German Composers Association, 1963. 28 p.
Literature and Sources
- Jozef Robijns, Miep Zijlstra: Algemene muziekencyclopedie , Haarlem: De Haan, (1979) -1984, ISBN 978-90-228-4930-9
- Martin Lücke: Jazz in totalitarianism: a comparative analysis of the politically motivated handling of jazz during the time of National Socialism and Stalinism , LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 2004. 255 pp., ISBN 978-3-825-87538-1
- Claudia Friedel: Women composing in the Third Reich: Attempt to reconstruct the reality of life and the dominant image of women , LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 1995. 570 p., ISBN 978-3-825-82376-4
- Volker Dahm: The Jewish book in the Third Reich , Munich: CH Beck, 1993. 573 S., ISBN 978-3-406-37641-2
- Matthias Bardong, Hermann Demmler, Christian Pfarr: Das Lexikon des Deutschen Schlers , Ed. Louis, Ludwigsburg, 1994, 512 p. ISBN 978-3-980-28915-3
- Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan : The New Lexicon of Brass Music , 4th Edition, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
- Konrad Vogelsang: Film music in the Third Reich: a documentation , 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition, Pfaffenweiler: Centaurus-Verlagsgesellschaft, 1993, 235 p., ISBN 978-3-890-85800-5
- Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: The heritage encyclopedia of band music: composers and their music , Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7
- Wilfried Wolfgang Bruchhauser: Contemporary composers in the German Composers 'Association , commissioned by the German Composers' Association, 3rd edition, Berlin: 1987
Web links
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Richartz, Willy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1972 |
Place of death | Bad Tölz |