University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, from which Carl Tucker graduated when it was the Vienna Academy of Music.
Carl James Tucker (1905–1949) was a composer and pianist. In Europe, some theater credits may have had his name as Karl Tucker.[1] he was the author of a variety of musical scores for stage and screen. From the musical comedy stage production of Fritzi, his song A One man women (1935) is documented at the U.S. Library of Congress.[2]
In Europe, he wrote the musical scores of nine films based in Paris and composed the music for three musical comedies. In 1934, he was the composer for the French song Un Bout de Bitume.[4] Examples of the musical comedies are Revue de Paris and Fritzi (1935).[3]
Carl Tucker composed the music for the musical comedy Fritzi at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 1935. (Image from 1840)
Fritzi premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England on December 21, 1935, with lyrics by Arthur Stanley and book by (the play was written by) Sydney Blow and Edward Royce.[5][6]
After he had completed the music as a composer for Fritzi, he returned to New York City around 1937.
He wrote the following symphonies:
Montezuma, Elegie, Fantasie Cubana,[8] and Souvenir de Vienna[9].
He also wrote the Concerto Iridium,[10] as well as the song Haunting Perfume.[3]
In 1947, he wrote the music for symphonic poem My Son,[3][11] as well as collaborated on a variety of songs with Michael P. Grace ll, as presented in the discography below. Tucker, Grace, and Dale Wood would collaborate in that same year on I Dare to Dream.[12] By 1953, Grace became a Broadway producer, and some of Tucker's music was additional music for Grace's Broadway revue, John Murray Anderson's Almanac.[13][14] Also in 1953, Tucker collaborated with Grace and Sammy Gallop on a new version of I Dare to Dream.[15]
A great deal of his music was re-released in 1981 in a compilation of various composers titled:
A Parting kiss & 3,774 other titles; musical compositions.[16]
^ abI DARE TO DREAM. Words and music: Michael Grace, Dale Wood, Carl Tucker. Copyright: Cecille Music Co. Inc., 3Aug47 EU87690~
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^ abTucker, Carl.
I DARE TO DREAM;
Words: Sammy Gallop
Music: Michael Grace & Carl Tucker
Gabriel Records
May 19535
EU319367
Library of Congress Copyright Office
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^A Parting kiss & 3,774 other titles; musical compositions
Document # V1886 P87-156
WebVoyage Titles (loc.gov)
^I'm Tired of Being the Fall Guy. Words & music: Michael Grace & Carl Tucker. Copyright: Cecille Music. EU87696. 3 August 47.
^THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES. Words: Michael P. Grace, Music: Carl Tucker. Copyright: Cecille Music Co., Inc.. 11 September 1947.EU101264 https://vcc.copyright.gov/browse
^Tucker, Carl.
SANTA MATER ECCLESIA
Words & music: Michael Grace & Carl Tucker
Copyright: Cecille Music Co., inc.
1Sep47 EU92633I
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^Tucker, Carl.
WHISPERING GUITARS
Music by Michael P. Grace & Carl Tucker,
Copyright: Cecille Music Co., inc., Sep47 EU101263uI
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