Name Paul Burkhard | Role Composer | |
 | ||
Died September 6, 1977, Zell, Switzerland Compositions Das Feuerwerk, Das Feuerwerk, O mein Papa war eine wunderbare Clown, O mein Papa war eine wunderbare Clown, O mein Papa, O mein Papa, Ponylied, Ponylied, Giorgio, Giorgio, Er ist so mannlich und dabei doch zart, Er ist so mannlich und dabei doch zart, Oh ! Mon Papa, Oh ! Mon Papa, Miis Chind, Miis Chind, Dr Boogg, Dr Boogg, Die kleine Niederdorfoper: Quand on n'a pas ce qu'on aime, Die kleine Niederdorfoper: Quand on n'a pas ce qu'on aime, Der schwarze Hecht: Lied der Kochin, Der schwarze Hecht: Lied der Kochin, Ich mag nicht Rosenkohl, Ich mag nicht Rosenkohl, Die kleine Niederdorfoper: Drum wanns eine git - mys Chind, Die kleine Niederdorfoper: Drum wanns eine git - mys Chind, Es wird mer heiss & chalt, Es wird mer heiss & chalt, Min Hund, Min Hund Similar People Lys Assia, Werner Wollenberger, Anneliese Rothenberger, Max Rueger, Max Hansen | ||
Paul burkhard o mein papa piano
Paul Burkhard ((1911-12-21)21 December 1911 in Zürich – (1977-09-06)6 September 1977 in Zell) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas.
Contents
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.
