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Joseph KOSMA

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Joseph Kosma was born in Budapest 22 October 1905. He began studying music at age eleven and soon wrote a short opera The Christmas trenches reveal his gifts. After his classical studies, on the advice of Leo Weiner major composer and teacher, He joined the Music Academy of Budapest, he will come out with a degree in conducting ; assistant conductor at the opera, he participated in rehearsals Bartók's Miraculous Mandarin.
En 1928, holds a scholarship, he went to Berlin where he met Lilly Call, renowned concert pianist ; she became his wife. It will be his
best advisor and musical awareness. It participates in the theater of Bertolt Brecht and Weigel Helena ; Brechtian songs will be the mold of their upcoming songs. He befriended the composer Hanns Eisler.
In March 1933, against the rise of Nazism, Kosma et sa femme se réfugient en France ? années difficiles ? où la rencontre du poète et scénariste Jacques Prévert et du cinéaste Jean Renoir, will be the beginning of their salvation : music The great illusion and La bête humaine, first songs "like no other".
War and the exodus, forced him to join the Alpes-Maritimes where he stayed almost 5 years. He wrote, as nominees, film music, notamment Les visiteurs du soir et Les enfants duparadis. Il compose également des ?uvres de musique pure, whose Sonata 1940 written for his wife Lilly and created by it, and a piano concerto which became the Fantaisie concertante.
Back to Paris in October 1944, this is the beginning of a very active : songs (The feuillesmortes, If you imagine), ballets (The appointment, The rider), music scene, cantatas (The bridges of Paris), operas (The weavers), symphonic (Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra), chamber music (Sonatina for violin and piano, Duo for double bass and piano), and film music (Doors at night, The Chouans, Part of campaign, The Little Soldier, Farm of Seven Sins, Juliette and the key to dreams).
Joseph Kosma moves the 7 August 1969 the Roche Guyon.
La majeure partie de son ?uvre est éditée aux Editions Enoch à Paris.
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cover Sonate 1940 pour piano Rubin
Sonate 1940 pour piano
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Rubin
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Piano
(RUBIN6157) : 27,62

cover Autumn Leaves Hal Leonard
Autumn Leaves
Johnny MERCER/Jacques PREVERT/Joseph KOSMA
Arr : John BERRY
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Big band
Style & options : Big-Bands
Set Wind Band (HL07470608-BA) : 49,89

cover Autumn Leaves Southern Music Company
Autumn Leaves
Joseph KOSMA
Arr : ALFRED REED
Publisher : Southern Music Company
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (HL00236109-BA) : 89,68

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Arr : John Glenesk MORTIMER
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
(EMR2135M) : 22,29

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
(EMR2135K) : 22,29

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Trumpet
Style & options : Trumpet and piano
(EMR2135H) : 22,29

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
(EMR2135F) : 22,29

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
(EMR2135E) : 22,29

cover les feuilles mortes Marc Reift
les feuilles mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Horn
Style & options : Horn and piano
(EMR2135C) : 22,29

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Trumpet
Style & options : Trumpet and piano
(EMR14060C) : 28,53

cover Autumn Leaves Marc Reift
Autumn Leaves
Joseph KOSMA/JOHN GLENESK MORTIMER
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Orchestra
Set Wind Band (EMR1196A-BA) : 125,55

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
Set Wind Band (EMR1196-BA) : 125,55

cover Les Feuilles Mortes Marc Reift
Les Feuilles Mortes
Joseph KOSMA
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Instrumental music
Set Wind Band (EMR1195-BA) : 136,10

cover A Tribute to Yves Montand Scherzando
A Tribute to Yves Montand
Joseph KOSMA
Arr : André WAIGNIEN
Publisher : Scherzando
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (157508010S-BA) : 120,38

cover A Tribute to Yves Montand Scherzando
A Tribute to Yves Montand
Joseph KOSMA
Arr : André WAIGNIEN
Publisher : Scherzando
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Style & options : Pop music
Set Wind Band (1575-08-010 S-BA) : 119,22