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Paul Burkhard

Paul Burkhard

born on 21/12/1911 in Zürich, ZH, Switzerland

died on 5/9/1977 in Zell (ZH), ZH, Switzerland

Paul Burkhard

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Paul Burkhard (21 December 1911 in Zürich – 6 September 1977 in Zell) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas.[1]

Probably his most famous artistic creation was the song "O mein Papa" ("Oh! My Pa-Pa") about the death of a beloved clown-father, written for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (re-issued in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk) that premiered in April 1939. The song rose to #1 on the Sheet Music Chart and stayed in the chart for 26 weeks. The song has been performed and recorded by numerous artists since then, including Alan Breeze, Billy Cotton, Billy Vaughn, Connie Francis, Diana Decker, Eddie Calvert, Eddie Fisher, The Everly Brothers, Harry James, Lys Assia, Ray Anthony & his Orchestra, Russ Morgan & his Orchestra, and many others.

Works (selection)

  • 1935: Hopsa
  • 1950: Das Feuerwerk (Original: Der schwarze Hecht, 1939) with the hit song O mein Papa
  • 1951: Die kleine Niederdorf-Oper
  • 1960: Frank der Fünfte – Comedy with Music; Oper einer Privatbank, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
  • 1960: D Zäller Wiehnacht – Christmas play
  • 1965: Noah – The story of Noah and the Arc – for children
  • 1971: Zäller Oschtere – Easter passion play

References

  1. ^ Flury, Philipp; Kaufmann, Peter (1979). O mein Papa… Paul Burkhard: Leben und Werk (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli/Neue Schweizer Bibliothek. ISBN 3-280-01129-9. OCLC 6787865. 

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