Comments on: Red Composer-In-Chief: Hanns Eisler http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Jim Lochner http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Jim Lochner Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:43:53 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-629 Hi Joel. Thanks for the links and information about your brother's exhibit. I wish I could have been in Germany to see it. I checked out both of yours sites as well. I have many of your brother's CD's on my shelf. And I wish I had one of your sculptures in my "garden" (air quotes are necessary on that word). :) Hi Joel. Thanks for the links and information about your brother’s exhibit. I wish I could have been in Germany to see it. I checked out both of yours sites as well. I have many of your brother’s CD’s on my shelf. And I wish I had one of your sculptures in my “garden” (air quotes are necessary on that word). :)

]]> By: Joel Haas http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Joel Haas Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:28:22 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-628 My younger brother, Michael Haas, retired senior producer for Decca Records and founder of the Entartete Musik Project recently mounted an exhibition and wrote a catalog on Eisler's work for the Jewish Museum of Vienna. Reference for (He also mounted an exhibition and wrote the catalog for the Erich Korngold exhibition there in 2008.) Some of the information and catalogs may still be posted on line at www.jmw.at (there is an English version of the site) or at my brother's site at www.coralfox.com My younger brother, Michael Haas, retired senior producer for Decca Records and founder of the Entartete Musik Project recently mounted an exhibition and wrote a catalog on Eisler’s work for the Jewish Museum of Vienna. Reference for (He also mounted an exhibition and wrote the catalog for the Erich Korngold exhibition there in 2008.)
Some of the information and catalogs may still be posted on line at
http://www.jmw.at (there is an English version of the site) or at my brother’s site at
http://www.coralfox.com

]]> By: Jim Lochner http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Jim Lochner Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:14:54 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-292 You're welcome, Jo. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I've meant to read the book but just haven't gotten around to it. Given Eisler's background, I'm sure it would make for a fascinating read about film composing from that time period, especially compared with practices today, and probably with Hollywood practices of the time as well. You’re welcome, Jo. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. I’ve meant to read the book but just haven’t gotten around to it. Given Eisler’s background, I’m sure it would make for a fascinating read about film composing from that time period, especially compared with practices today, and probably with Hollywood practices of the time as well.

]]> By: Jo http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Jo Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:31:09 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-291 That will learn me for skipping the first paragraphs. I think the book itself provides a strong foundation for composing creative work that performs a function. Unfortunately much film music composed doesn't hold well against the author's writings, which I think ought to be a standard for those who are not yet masters, or have other more pressing composition concerns like "serious" music. Thanks for your article on Eisler. That will learn me for skipping the first paragraphs.

I think the book itself provides a strong foundation for composing creative work that performs a function. Unfortunately much film music composed doesn’t hold well against the author’s writings, which I think ought to be a standard for those who are not yet masters, or have other more pressing composition concerns like “serious” music.

Thanks for your article on Eisler.

]]> By: Jim Lochner http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Jim Lochner Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:55:29 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-290 Thanks for pointing this out. I do mention the book in the article, though I wasn't able to give it the attention it probably deserves. Perhaps that's for another post. :) Thanks for pointing this out. I do mention the book in the article, though I wasn’t able to give it the attention it probably deserves. Perhaps that’s for another post. :)

]]> By: Jo http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/2009/06/red-composer-in-chief-hanns-eisler/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Jo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:27:11 +0000 http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/?p=1962#comment-289 Eisler also wrote a book - Composing For The Films. Published in 1947 by Oxford University Press. Eisler also wrote a book – Composing For The Films. Published in 1947 by Oxford University Press.

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