Charles Previn
Charles Previn (January 11, 1888 – September 21, 1973) was an American film composer who was active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before being based in Hollywood, Previn arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions. Previn was born in Brooklyn to Henrietta Giballe and the rabbi Morris Previn, who a year earlier had immigrated from Graudenz via Glasgow to the United States. He graduated from Brooklyn High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1910. He obtained a master's degree from New York College of Music. From 1936 to 1944, Previn was musical director at Universal, overseeing everything from horror pictures to Arabian Nights fantasies. He was a cousin of the father of German-born composer, pianist, and conductor André Previn and TV and film director Steve Previn (brothers). He died in Los Angeles, aged 85. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-19042 | 10-in. | 1/12/1917 | My old briar pipe | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBS-049851 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Sylvia | Allan Jones ; Charles Previn | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | PBS-049852 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | The sleigh | Allan Jones ; Charles Previn | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | PBS-049853 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Falling in love with love | Allan Jones ; Charles Previn | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Victor | PBS-049854 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Who are you? | Allan Jones ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Previn, Charles," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105720.
Previn, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105720.
"Previn, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Previn, Charles, 1888-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87896283
Wikidata: Charles Previn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1065815
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17424961
MusicBrainz: Charles Previn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6e11cbc-8af6-42b3-a980-6e8c54bb3f36
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