Bernhard Eichhorn
Born17 April 1904
Schortewitz, German Empire
Died6 February 1980
Miesbach, Bavaria, West Germany
OccupationComposer
Years active1940 – 1976

Bernhard Eichhorn (17 April 1904 – 6 February 1980[1]) was a German composer, who produced a number of film scores.

Biography

Eichhorn was born in Schortewitz.[2] In 1927, he joined the Universität und Akademie für Tonkunst in Munich, under Arthur Kutscher.[3] In 1927/28, he was Korrepetitor at the Bavarian State Opera and afterwards Kapellmeister at the Bayerische Landesbühne.[3] From 1934 to 1944, he was music director at the Staatstheater Dresden.[3] From 1945 to 1947, Eichhorn was Kapellmeister at the Städtische Bühnen München.[2] Since then, he lived as a freelance composer for film, radio, television and the stage.[2]

He died in Miesbach.[1]

Selected filmography

Bibliography

  • Reimer, Robert (2000). Cultural history through a National Socialist lens : essays on the cinema of the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-164-5. OCLC 43186070.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bernhard Eichhorn". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Schoen, Gerhard (8 April 2012). "Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online". Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eichhorn, Bernhard / Deutscher Komponistenverband". Komponistenlexikon. Retrieved 30 January 2022.


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