Friedrich Schröder

For the 18th century actor, manager, and dramatist, see Friedrich Ludwig Schröder.

Friedrich Schröder (6 August 1910 – 25 September 1972) was a Swiss composer of what could be referred to as light music.^[1]

Career

Born in Näfels, Switzerland, Schröder studied music in Stuttgart, Münster, and Berlin. Already in those early days he wrote film scores. For a short period between 1934 and 1937 he also worked as a Kapellmeister. He composed a number of operettas and Schlager, many of which have been popular ever since.^[1]

Schröder died in West Berlin, aged 62.^[1]

Operettas

• Wedding Night in Paradise (1942; filmed in 1962 starring Peter Alexander, Marika Rökk, and Waltraut Haas)
• Nächte in Changhai
• Chanel Nr.5
• Das Bad auf der Tenne
• Die große Welt
• Isabella

Schlager

• "Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein"
• "So stell ich mir die Liebe vor"
• "Man müsste Klavier spielen können" (sung by Johannes Heesters et al.)
• "Liebling, was wird nun aus uns beiden?"
• "Komm mit mir nach Tahiti"
• "Die Negermama singt ein uraltes Lied"
• "Gnädige Frau wo war'n sie gestern?" ( a tango sung by Theo Lingen et al.)
• "Träume kann man nicht verbieten"

Selected filmography

• A Gust of Wind (1942)
• The Big Number (1943)
• Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1946)
• Nights on the Nile (1949)
• Professor Nachtfalter (1951)
• Shooting Stars (1952)
• A Very Big Child (1952)
• The Divorcée (1953)
• Hit Parade (1953)
• The Private Secretary (1953)
• My Sister and I (1954)
• The Bath in the Barn (1956)
• Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love (1958)
• Her Most Beautiful Day (1962)
• Breakfast in Bed (1963)

References

1. Lamb, Andrew (2001). "Schröder, Friedrich". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25087. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)