Joseph KOSMA
![]() 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. Google machine translation: Joseph KOSMA's original bio |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Rubin Genre : Instrumental music Group : Piano |
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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 |
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Joseph KOSMA Arr : ALFRED REED Publisher : Southern Music Company Genre : Orchestra Group : Wind band |
Set Wind Band (HL00236109-BA) : 89,68 |
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Joseph KOSMA Arr : John Glenesk MORTIMER Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
(EMR2135M) : 22,29 |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music Group : Trumpet Style & options : Trumpet and piano |
(EMR2135H) : 22,29 |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music Group : Horn Style & options : Horn and piano |
(EMR2135C) : 22,29 |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music Group : Trumpet Style & options : Trumpet and piano |
(EMR14060C) : 28,53 |
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Joseph KOSMA/JOHN GLENESK MORTIMER Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Orchestra |
Set Wind Band (EMR1196A-BA) : 125,55 |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
Set Wind Band (EMR1196-BA) : 125,55 |
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Joseph KOSMA Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Instrumental music |
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Joseph KOSMA Arr : André WAIGNIEN Publisher : Scherzando Genre : Orchestra Group : Wind band |
Set Wind Band (157508010S-BA) : 120,38 |
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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 |