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Finding Aid for the Hans J. Salter Collection 1935-1982
137-M
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Description
The collection consists of music, personal papers,
correspondence, photographs, production materials, business papers and
periodical clippings of one of Universal Pictures' film composers, Hans J.
Salter. The various kinds of music are manuscript and published music including
conductor's scores, orchestral parts, sheet music, published music books, and
sound recordings on 7", 10", and 12" sound discs.
Background
Hans Julius Salter (b Vienna, 14 Jan 1896; d Studio City, CA, 23 July 1994)
was an film composer and conductor of Austrian birth. He studied at the
University of Vienna with Guido Adler, Egon Wellesz and Hans Gál, and at
the Vienna Music Academy with Franz Schreker, conducting with Weingartner, and
composition with Berg. Later, Salter worked as an assistant conductor in at the
Volks Opera in Vienna and other small opera companies. He then worked as a
conductor at the State Opera in Berlin and later switched to conducting in movie
houses in 1929. From 1930 to 1933 he composed musicals and dramatic motion
picture scores for UFA Studios in Neubabelsberg. Before leaving Europe, Salter
worked for the European Branch of Universal Pictures from 1933-1936. He
emigrated to the United States in 1937 to work for Universal Pictures and became
a U.S. citizen in 1942. (Letter written by Salter to ASCAP)
Extent
180 boxes