The Warsaw
Concerto and Richard Addinsell
There has
been a piece of music in my mind for a
very long time. And, whilst listening to the radio last week, I
found out its name and who wrote it! It was the Warsaw Concerto and
was composed by Richard Addinsell.
Richard
Addinsell was a British composer who was best
known for his film music. And, his most famous piece of all
was his Warsaw Concerto. He wrote it in 1941 for the film Dangerous
Moonlight which was set in Warsaw during
the war.
The Warsaw
Concerto is an extremely moving piece of piano music
with powerful orchestral support. I love this short
piece of music, and I'm sure you will love it, too. You can find it
on YouTube.
All-in-all,
Richard Addinsell composed the music for more than 39 films. He was
born in 1904 and died in 1977.
Vocabulary
All-in-all
– alles
im allem
best known – sehr bekannt
composed (compose/composed/composed) – Komponiert
composer – Komponist
during - während
mind – Kopf
moving - bewegend
piece – Stück
set in – spielte
support – Unterstützung
And, now the text once again.
Questions
Where did I
find out the name of this music?
What was the
name of this music?
Who composed
this music?
What was
Richard Addinsell famous for?
Where and
when was the film Dangerous Moonlight set?
Was the
Warsaw Concerto a moving piece of music?
For how many
films did Richard Addinsell compose the music?
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