Composer
Will Meisel
German composer (1897–1967)
1897–1967
5 works in the index
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Neukölln
- Place of death
- Müllheim im Markgräflerland
- Citizenship / historical state
- Germany
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Will Meisel (17 September 1897 – 29 April 1967) was a German composer, who wrote more than fifty film scores during his career. He also wrote several operettas including A Friend So Lovely as You (1930) (Eine Freundin so goldig wie du). In 1926, he founded German music publisher Edition Meisel & Co.
He was a member of the Nazi Party from 1933. He benefitted from the Nazi policy of aryanisation, buying the Alexander Haus for a quarter of its value, after its owners, the Alexander family, had fled the country. After the Second World War, his application for denazification was rejected, and he was barred from running his business until 1951. His life is described in The House by the Lake (2015) by Thomas Harding, a non-fiction book about the Alexander House and the families who lived there.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; film score composer; music publisher; publisher; film producer; musician
- Genres
- opera
- Awards
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Paul-Lincke-Ring; Goldene Stimmgabel
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 15581128
- ISNI
- 0000000108731957
- GND ID
- 119477459
- Library of Congress ID
- n89623564
- MusicBrainz ID
- f991fc9f-8a1a-4980-ab53-dd908ddf51ae
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Vocal
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lustiges Wien | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Sylvia Walzer | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Weekend | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Weisst Du noch, wie ich Deinen roten Mund gekusst | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Bahama | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Vocal | — | 1 |
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 15581128.