Gerard Carbonara
Gerard Carbonara (8 December 1886, New York City – 11 January 1959, Sherman Oaks) was an American composer, conductor, opera coach and concert violinist. He received his formal music education at the National Conservatory of Music in New York on a scholarship. In 1908 he travelled abroad to Naples, where he continued his studies at the Naples Conservatory with composer Martucci Dworczak. He was employed as an opera coach in Milan in 1910. Later, he toured Europe as a concert violinist and conducted operas throughout Europe and, later, the US. Carbonara began his film music career at the end of the silent film era. In the 1930s and 1940s he scored numerous films at Paramount Pictures, including American Empire, The Shepherd of the Hills, as well as a series of Mutt and Jeff cartoons (with co-composer James Bradford). Carbonara composed several cues for Stagecoach (1939), but did not receive screen credit because of a clause in his contract. Although the score, which featured the music of several composers, won an Oscar, Carbonara was not counted among the winners. However, he was nominated for The Kansan in 1943. In the 1940s, especially after World War II, he composed and arranged music for short films. Carbonara often worked closely with his colleague John Leipold. In addition to his film scores Carbonara's oeuvre includes many serious works, among them an opera ("Armand"), individual pieces for solo piano ("Danse Fantastique", "Rhapsodie", "Hollywood Boulevard", "An American Tone Sketch", "Minuet" and "Petite Valse"), duos for violin and piano ("Aria", "Serenata Gotica", "Alla Tarantella" and "Dusk") and symphony orchestra ("Ode to Nature", "Concerto Orientale" and "Scherzetto Fantasia"). |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 8, 1886 (New York City), Died January 11, 1959 (Sherman Oaks)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-45256 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | Frivolities | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | MVE-47444 | 16-in. | 9/10/1928 | Waterfront | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carbonara, Gerard," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105683.
Carbonara, Gerard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105683.
"Carbonara, Gerard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Carbonara, Gerard, 1886-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847187
Wikidata: Gerard Carbonara - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1558951
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/38438802
MusicBrainz: Gerard Carbonara - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ef6a4a69-b797-4fbe-880a-bfa9e7116a98
ISNI: 0000 0001 1875 0537 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000118750537
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