(1907–1995) Works: • Ben-Hur (1959) • El Cid (1961) • Fedora (1978) • Ivanhoe (1952) • Julius Caesar (1953) • King of Kings (1961) • Knights Of The Round Table (1953) • Lust for Life (1956) • Madame Bovary (1949)…
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Richard Rodgers
(1902–1979) Richard Charles Rodgers Works: • Rodgers & Hammerstein • Rodgers & Hart (1940) Filmography as Composer: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer Born June 28 1902 New York, NY (USA) Died December 30 1979…
The Sound of Music (1965)
Director: Robert Wise Producer: Robert Wise Screenplay: Ernest Lehman Libretto: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse Based on: The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp Genre: Musical | Comedy Music: Richard Rodgers (music and lyrics) Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Country:…
Frederick Loewe
(1901–1988) Friedrich (Fritz) Löwe Filmography as Composer: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison Born June 10 1901 Berlin (Germany) Died February 14 1988 Palm Springs, CA (USA) Occupation Composer Musician Songwriter Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Kennedy…
Alan Jay Lerner
(1918–1986) Filmography as Screenwriter: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison Born August 31 1918 New York, NY (USA) Died June 14 1986 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer (lung) Occupation Composer Librettist Occupation Lyricist…
Arthur Honegger
(1892–1955) Works: • Antigone (1924-1927) Filmography as Composer: Pygmalion 1938 Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Starring: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller Born March 10 1892 Le Havre (France) Died November 27 1955 Paris (France) Occupation Composer Title Grand Officier de la Légion d’honneur
Max Steiner
(1888–1971) Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner Works: • Casablanca (1942) • Gone with the Wind (1939) • Little Women (1933) Filmography as Composer: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring:…
El ciego de la guitarra (1778)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El ciego de la guitarra (The Blind Guitarist) 1778 Oil on canvas, 260 x 311 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The central motif of this work is the blind singer who travels to cities and towns, spreading…
Autoritratto alla spinetta (1577)
Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto alla spinetta (Self-portrait at the spinet) 1577 Oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm Accademia di San Luca, Roma Inscription: LAVINIA VIRGO PROSPERI FONTANAE FILIA EX SPECULO IMMAGINEM ORIS SUI EXPRESSIT ANNO MDLXXVII (Lavinia, virgin, daughter of…
Frédéric Chopin
(1810–1849) Works: • Nocturnes • Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 (1830) • Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 (1844) Chopin in Art: Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Jardin du Luxembourg, Monument de Chopin 1909 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Born…