Composer
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942)
1901–1942
24 works in the index
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1942
- Birthplace
- Rumford
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Frank Churchill is remembered for his contributions to some of the classic Disney movies. He composed the music for that company’s first full-length animated movie, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” released in 1937. One song from that movie in particular is regarded as Churchill’s legacy. “Someday My Prince Will Come” has a haunting melody that would lead in time to recordings by Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis.
In collaboration with Oliver Wallace, Churchill won an Academy Award for Best Score for work on “Dumbo” (1941). Sadly, he committed suicide in May 1942, while at work on the music for “Bambi.”
The biography of Churchill available on the Disney website indicates that he was influenced by the work of Franz Schubert, and that he got his first professional gig as a musician when he was 15: playing the piano to accompany silent movies at a theatre in Ventura, California.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Recorder, Piano, Vocal, Voice, Guitar
- Genres represented
- pop, Classical, Disney, Film and TV
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 24
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little April Shower | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 24 |
| Love Is A Song | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 13 |
| Whistle While You Work | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal, Recorder | pop | 9 |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Recorder | pop | 10 |
| Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs' Marching Song) | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal, Recorder | Classical | 10 |
| Mary Had A Little Lamb | — | — | — | Recorder | — | 5 |
| I Bring You A Song | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| I'm Wishing | — | — | — | Recorder | — | 3 |
| Let's Sing A Gay Little Spring Song | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 3 |
| Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 2 |
| One Song | — | — | — | Recorder | — | 1 |
| Snow White | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| False | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| With A Smile And A Song | — | — | — | Recorder | — | 0 |
| The Dwarf's Yodel Song | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Baby Mine | — | — | — | — | Film and TV, Disney | 2 |
| Casey Junior | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heigh-Ho | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Aura Lee | — | — | — | Recorder | — | — |
| Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | — | — | — | Recorder | — | — |
| This Old Man | — | — | — | Recorder | — | — |
| 1. Aria: Duet for Soprano and Tenor | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | — |
| Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 46109755.