Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld (January 26, 1879 – September 10, 1939) was an Austrian-American composer. As a film director, he began to write his own orchestral compositions for silent films in 1917, and co-created modern production techniques where film scoring serves an integral part of the action. Riesenfeld composed about 100 film scores in his career. His most successful compositions were for Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman (1917), The Ten Commandments (1923) and The King of Kings (1927); D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930); and the original scores to F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Tabu (1931). |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1879 (Vienna), Died September 10, 1939 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, arranger, conductor, leader, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 76-77 of 77 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison | 7399 | 10-in. | 6/1/1920 | I'd like to take you away | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BNR750 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Drei Musketiere | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Riesenfeld, Hugo," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.
Riesenfeld, Hugo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105681.
"Riesenfeld, Hugo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Riesenfeld, Hugo, 1879-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847049
Wikidata: Hugo Riesenfeld - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q79043
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/15065823
MusicBrainz: Hugo Riesenfeld - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7ed88675-8bf1-4f31-933e-16e00d830d23
ISNI: 0000 0000 8094 6939 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080946939
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