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Joseph Carl Breil (29 June 1870 – 23 January 1926) was an American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor. He was one of the earliest American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures.
Joseph Carl Breil. Composer: The Birth of a Nation. Not only did Joseph compose music for movies, he was the first person to compose a score specifically for a motion picture - "Queen Elizabeth" in 1912.
- January 1, 1
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Joseph Carl Breil - an American composer, conductor, music director, and tenor; born to Joseph Breil (Sr.), an immigrant from Prussia, and Margaret A. (Frohnhoefer) Breil in Pittsburgh, 29 June 1870. His mother started Joseph on violin lessons at age 11.
- June 29, 1870
- January 24, 1926
Joseph Carl Breil (29.06.1870. – 23.01.1926.) was an American lyric tenor, composer and conductor. Play all.
Feb 26, 2012 · Original music composed by Joseph Carl Breil for D W Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation". The titles are "Bringing the African to America; The Abolitionists; ...
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For The Birth of a Nation, composer Joseph Carl Breil created a three-hour-long musical score that combined all three types of music in use at the time: adaptations of existing works by classical composers, new arrangements of well-known melodies, and original composed music. [43]
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Jan 1, 2009 · Joseph Carl Breil. Hollywood drama in the opera house. Born June 29, 1870, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died January 23, 1926, Los Angeles, California. About Joseph Carl Breil. Today Breil is remembered, if he is remembered at all, as a composer of film music.
