Michael Jary
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Michael Jary was a German composer
.
works that were transmitted on the radio Gleiwitz. The city theatre of Neisse and Plauen
gave him a position as a second concert master.
In 1929 Jary was accepted at the Staatliche Akademische Musikhochschule at Berlin
, meanwhile he made money playing as a pianist at cafés or movies. In 1931 he received the Beethoven
-prize of Berlin
.
, the new director of the Stern’sches Konservatorium denigrated his concert as „... culture-bolshevistic musical stammer of a Polish Jew“!
Jarcsyk had to go underground for some time and used as a pseudonym Jackie Leeds for arrangements and Max Jantzen for chansons. Recognizing that his name was a hindrance to his career, he changed it to Michael Jary.
Sinfonic-type music was his strength. But after he composed his first musical score for a movie,Die große und die kleine Welt, he quickly became a secret tip among the professionals. The multiple possibilities of sound track caught his interest. Swing-arrangements and Jazz
were part of his repertoire in spite of governmental diktats. Among others he originated a cyclus of musical zodiac
interpretations. He became an expert in jazz and swing during the thirties.
In 1938 he had his first popular music hit, Roter Mohn. As the director of the Szymanowski-Gedächtniskonzertes in Berlin
he was invited by Ernest Ansermet
to Genf. However, the Nazi authorities denied him an exit visa. Forced to stay in Germany, he wrote, often with the lyricist Bruno Balz
, songs for movies that became hits
, including: Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn and Davon geht die Welt nicht unter.
and Bully Buhlan..
In 1948 he created his own production company
, Michael Jary-Produktion, and maintained an office during the fifties in New York
. He would have liked to have written musical scores for revue films as he had done in 1943 for the movie Karneval der Liebe. In 1949 he moved to Hamburg, and Jary was very successful as film score
followed film score including „Leise rauscht es am Missouri“, „Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores“, „Mäki-Boogie“, „Heut’ liegt was in der Luft“ and others. These songs were interpreted by artists such as Zarah Leander
, Rosita Serrano
, Evelyn Künneke, Gerhard Wendland, Heinz Rühmann
, and Hans Albers
.
By the end of the fifties, „Mäki“, as he was called by his friends, restricted his output and shunned cheap movies. For the German entry for the Grand Prix
1960 he composed for Heidi Brühl
„Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn“. Nobody believed in the song, but today it is one of the greatest successes of the history of the German Schlager
.
After this personal victory Jary returned to his roots. He composed the musical
Nicole, that was first shown in Nürnberg in 1963 and would be celebrated later in Eastern Europe
. He settled in his final domicile in Switzerland above the Lake of Lugano. He suffered from three heart attacks in 1973.
Michael Jary died on 12 July 1988 in Munich, the site of his grave is in the Friedhof Ohlsdorf
in Hamburg
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Early years
Jary's father worked at the Königshütte iron works and his mother was a tailor. He planned to become a missionary and went to school at the monastery of the Steyl Missionaries near Neisse where he discovered his love of music. At the age of 18 he moved to the conservatory at Beuthen. He directed the church choir and started to write his first chamber musicChamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
works that were transmitted on the radio Gleiwitz. The city theatre of Neisse and Plauen
Plauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
gave him a position as a second concert master.
In 1929 Jary was accepted at the Staatliche Akademische Musikhochschule at Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, meanwhile he made money playing as a pianist at cafés or movies. In 1931 he received the Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
-prize of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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During the Nazi years
When Jarczyk delivered his graduation concert on 8 February 1933, he was bullied by members of the Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur. Paul GraenerPaul Graener
Paul Graener was a German composer and conductor.-Biography:Graener was born in Berlin and orphaned as a young child. A boy soprano, he taught himself composition and in 1896 moved to London, where he gave private lessons and served briefly as conductor at the Haymarket Theatre...
, the new director of the Stern’sches Konservatorium denigrated his concert as „... culture-bolshevistic musical stammer of a Polish Jew“!
Jarcsyk had to go underground for some time and used as a pseudonym Jackie Leeds for arrangements and Max Jantzen for chansons. Recognizing that his name was a hindrance to his career, he changed it to Michael Jary.
Sinfonic-type music was his strength. But after he composed his first musical score for a movie,Die große und die kleine Welt, he quickly became a secret tip among the professionals. The multiple possibilities of sound track caught his interest. Swing-arrangements and Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
were part of his repertoire in spite of governmental diktats. Among others he originated a cyclus of musical zodiac
Zodiac
In astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude which are centred upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year...
interpretations. He became an expert in jazz and swing during the thirties.
In 1938 he had his first popular music hit, Roter Mohn. As the director of the Szymanowski-Gedächtniskonzertes in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
he was invited by Ernest Ansermet
Ernest Ansermet
Ernest Alexandre Ansermet was a Swiss conductor.- Biography :Ansermet was born in Vevey, Switzerland. Although he was a contemporary of Wilhelm Furtwängler and Otto Klemperer, Ansermet represents in most ways a very different tradition and approach from those two musicians. Originally he was a...
to Genf. However, the Nazi authorities denied him an exit visa. Forced to stay in Germany, he wrote, often with the lyricist Bruno Balz
Bruno Balz
Bruno Balz was a German songwriter and schlager writer.From the time he wrote the music for the first German sound film until his retirement in the 1960s, Balz was responsible for the lyrics to over a thousand popular hits...
, songs for movies that became hits
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, including: Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn and Davon geht die Welt nicht unter.
After WWII
Shortly before the end of WWII Jary had founded his own ensemble. Just 19 days after the capitulation his group became the basis for the new Radio Berlin Tanzorchester (RBT) in East Berlin. He engaged among others Ilse WernerIlse Werner
Ilse Werner was an actress and singer. She was born to a Dutch father and a German mother and was a Dutch citizen by birth...
and Bully Buhlan..
In 1948 he created his own production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
, Michael Jary-Produktion, and maintained an office during the fifties in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He would have liked to have written musical scores for revue films as he had done in 1943 for the movie Karneval der Liebe. In 1949 he moved to Hamburg, and Jary was very successful as film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
followed film score including „Leise rauscht es am Missouri“, „Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores“, „Mäki-Boogie“, „Heut’ liegt was in der Luft“ and others. These songs were interpreted by artists such as Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
, Rosita Serrano
Rosita Serrano
Rosita Serrano was a Chilean singer who had her biggest success in Nazi Germany between the 1930s and the early 1940s. Because of her bell-like voice and pitch-perfect whistling she received the nickname Chilenische Nachtigall .Rosita Serano was born in Viña del Mar, Chile on 10 June 1914...
, Evelyn Künneke, Gerhard Wendland, Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
, and Hans Albers
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.- Life and work :...
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By the end of the fifties, „Mäki“, as he was called by his friends, restricted his output and shunned cheap movies. For the German entry for the Grand Prix
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
1960 he composed for Heidi Brühl
Heidi Brühl
Heidi Rosemarie Brühl was a German singer and actress who came to prominence as a young teenager and had a prolific career in film and television...
„Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn“. Nobody believed in the song, but today it is one of the greatest successes of the history of the German Schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
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After this personal victory Jary returned to his roots. He composed the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Nicole, that was first shown in Nürnberg in 1963 and would be celebrated later in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. He settled in his final domicile in Switzerland above the Lake of Lugano. He suffered from three heart attacks in 1973.
Michael Jary died on 12 July 1988 in Munich, the site of his grave is in the Friedhof Ohlsdorf
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
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in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
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External links
- http://www.michaeljary.de