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Hans May
Hans May was an Austrian-born composer who went into exile in Britain in 1936 after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent. Born in Vienna, May studied there with Anton Door and Richard Heuberger. He gave his first piano recital at the age of 10 and had qualified as an operatic conductor by 18, touring extensively from Berlin to Cairo and Istanbul. He first gained attention as a composer during the 1920s and 1930s, writing German language songs such as "Ein Lied geht um die Welt" and "Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben", gaining considerable popularity in Europe through recordings by Joseph Schmidt and Richard Tauber. May was one of the pioneers of film music, writing scores for silent movies in Berlin and Paris, and associated with the Kinothek catalogued library of music intended to accompany silent films. Initially, most of his work was for short silent films, as well as musicals. He arranged the music for the German presentation of the Russian silent classic Panzerkeuzer Potemkin. However, May survived the change-over from silent to sound films. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Worker's Symphony
Hans May
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Spooky
Hans May
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Romantic Pastures
Hans May
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Paris Fashions
The Harmonic Orchestra
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Nine Naughty Gnomes
Hans May

Singles & EPs

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JW Vault, Vol. 5

Single • 2020

Videos

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Ein Lied geht um die Welt, Hans May

AlejandroTenor • 2.9K views
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Jonas Kaufmann ✬ "Heut' ist der schönste Tag..."/by Hans May

Mecely S. ⭐ Worldoperastars & Classicalmusic • 6.4K views
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SpongeBob Music: Worker's Symphony

SpongeDivers Music • 113K views
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Hilde Güden-Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein

londinium48 • 15K views
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Hans May - Nine Naughty Gnomes

Mohammed Abdul Rahim • 1.1K views
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Mirko Roschkowski, Tenor: Ein Lied geht um die Welt (Hans May)

mirkowitsch • 896 views
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Hilde Guden - Liebe Du Himmel auf Erden

peteranders48 • 13K views
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Leo v. Fountains "Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben"

Leo v. Fountains • 639 views