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Jonny Heykens
Jonny Heykens, Johannes Jacobus Heijkens (24 September 1884 – 28 June 1945) was a Dutch composer of light classical music, remembered above all for his jaunty Ständchen (Serenade) No.1 Opus 21. Heykens was born at Groningen. He was taught violin by Eugène Ysaÿe at the Brussels Conservatory. He played in various orchestras before founding his own orchestra in Groningen in 1914. After the First World War, he toured Europe and achieved great popularity, especially in Germany. Heykens composed pieces for his orchestra, plus songs and musical comedies. His records sold widely. In the Second World War, he continued touring throughout Europe. He joined the NSB, the fascist National Socialist Party of the Netherlands. He expressed racist opinions about Jews and black people and he performed at the parties of important Nazi officials. Resistance groups broadcast his famous tune with words: Sells his people and homeland for six loose cents. After the war, Heykens was arrested as a suspected collaborator. He died in prison in Hilversum several weeks later. In Japan the Serenade became a popular song, and so it was selected in 1943 by NHK, The Broadcasting Corporation of Japan as the signature tune of "The Evening Show for the Front Line", a radio programme to entertain serving Japanese soldiers and sailors, in spite of strenuous government efforts to dispense with Western cultural influences. After WWII, Japanese National Railways (JNR) chose part of the serenade for use in its passenger cars. It is still used on some of Japan Railway (JR) trains. Heykens' Serenade was also used during the 1940s, by Albert Sandler as the signature tune for the BBC Sunday evening radio programme "The Palm Court Orchestra at the Grand Hotel." In Germany, Heykens Serenade is the music to Loriot's comedy sketch "Schmeckt's?" |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-29192 | 12-in. | 1/9/1924 | Ständchen | Victor Schrammel-Orchester | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA1028 | 10-in. | 10/17/1935 | Serenade | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA1030 | 10-in. | On or before 10/17/1935 | Song of paradise | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0RA3128 | 10-in. | 8/4/1938 | Serenade | Barnabáš von Géczy Orchester | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA13504 | 10-in. | between February and April 1933 | Play of the butterflies | Albert Sandler Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA13505 | 10-in. | between February and April 1933 | Fairy tale | Albert Sandler Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heykens, Jonny," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116783.
Heykens, Jonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116783.
"Heykens, Jonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Heykens, Jonny, 1884-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98014678
Wikidata: Jonny Heykens - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1547871
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9862149296220480670006
MusicBrainz: Jonny Heykens - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aa5136a5-fdbb-47be-be54-954b19a029d3
ISNI: 0000 0000 8121 1790 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081211790
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