Hans Spialek
Hans Spialek (April 17, 1894 – November 20, 1983) was an Austrian-born American composer and orchestrator. Raised in Vienna and given an early musical education, he continued his studies in Moscow, at first as a prisoner of war during World War I, before settling in the US in 1924. Spialek is best known for scoring the music for Broadway musicals by Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart and others, as well as ballet music, and radio broadcasts. He orchestrated 147 musicals from 1926 to 1967, many in collaboration with other arrangers such as Robert Russell Bennett. In his retirement in the 1980s, he helped reconstruct the original orchestrations for recordings of some of his 1930s Broadway shows. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1894 (Vienna), Died November 20, 1983 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: orchestrator
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-62383 | 10-in. | 8/13/1930 | E's dance | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | orchestrator |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spialek, Hans," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108666.
Spialek, Hans. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108666.
"Spialek, Hans." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Spialek, Hans - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88004237
Wikidata: Hans Spialek - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5650736
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66893763
MusicBrainz: Hans Spialek - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a01c12b3-7441-4a3d-9d1c-440f348deebf
ISNI: 0000 0000 6319 7390 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000063197390
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