Bernhard Eichhorn

German composer

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Bernhard Eichhorn

Born| 17 April 1904

Schortewitz, German Empire

Died| 6 February 1980

Miesbach, Bavaria, West Germany

Occupation| Composer
Years active| 1940 – 1976

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

## Biography

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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

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* Anuschka (1942)
* Doctor Crippen (1942)
* Under the Bridges (1946)
* In Those Days (1947)
* The Time with You (1948)
* The Orplid Mystery (1950)
* Royal Children (1950)
* The Violin Maker of Mittenwald (1950)
* The Cloister of Martins (1951)
* White Shadows (1951)
* House of Life (1952)
* The Monastery's Hunter (1953)
* Hubertus Castle (1954)
* Rose-Girl Resli (1954)
* The Silent Angel (1954)
* The Dark Star (1955)
* Sky Without Stars (1955)
* Lost Child 312 (1955)
* The Vulture Wally (1956)
* The Girl from Flanders (1956)
* The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
* Love From Paris (1957)
* Iron Gustav (1958)
* Jons und Erdme (1959)
* The Goose of Sedan (1959)
* A Glass of Water (1960)
* The Good Soldier Schweik (1960)
* The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961)
* Blind Justice (1961)

## Bibliography

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* 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

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

## External links

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* Bernhard Eichhorn at IMDb

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