Herrmann, Bernard

American composer and conductor Bernard Herrmann was born in New York City on June 29, 1911. He attended New York University and the Julliard School of Music. In 1933 he formed the New Chamber Orchestra. Herrmann joined CBS in 1934 as a composer-conductor and from 1936 to 1940 he composed incidental music for a number of radio show episodes. In the following years Herrmann composed music for concert works, operas, film productions and television series. He composed his most famous film scores for film directors Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. His score for All That Money Can Buy (1941) won an Academy Award. He died in Los Angeles on December 24, 1975.

From the description of Bernard Herrmann manuscripts from the CBS collection, 1934-1950 [microform]. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 54413393

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