Erno Rapee

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Erno Rapee was a prominent early 20th-century composer and conductor best known for his work on film scores and popular orchestral music during the silent and early sound cinema era.

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instanceOf composer
conductor
film score composer
orchestral composer
person
activeYearsEnd 1945
activeYearsStart 1910
associatedWith early sound cinema
silent film era
citizenship Hungary
United States of America
countryOfBirth Hungary
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1891-06-04
dateOfDeath 1945-06-26
employer Fox Film Corporation
Radio City Music Hall
era early 20th century
familyName Rapee
fieldOfWork film music
orchestral music
silent film accompaniment
genre film score
light orchestral music
popular music
givenName Ernő
influenced practice of film music compilation in silent era
knownFor composing music for early sound films
composing music for silent films
popular orchestral arrangements
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hungarian
movement early Hollywood film music
notableAchievement co-authored reference works for cinema musicians
helped standardize musical accompaniment for silent films
notableWork Charmaine
Diane
Encyclopedia of Music for Pictures
Motion Picture Moods for Pianists and Organists
When a Gypsy Makes His Violin Cry
occupation composer
conductor
music director
placeOfBirth Budapest
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld conductor at Radio City Music Hall
music director at Fox Film Corporation
sexOrGender male
workedIn Austria-Hungary
Germany
United States of America

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Ernö Rapée name Erno Rapee