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Gerard Schurmann
12+ albums
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The composer Gerard Schurmann was born of Dutch parents in the former Dutch East Indies. He left his home at an early age and grew up in England. At the age of 21, Schurmann began to combine his concert career as a pianist with the position of acting Cultural Attaché at the Netherlands Embassy in London. This continued for several years until Eduard van Beinum, the conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, helped him attain the position of resident orchestral conductor at the Dutch Radio in Hilversum.Gerard Schurmann conducting. Copyright (c) Clive Barda At the end of his contract there, he returned to England determined to devote his life mainly to composition, henceforth limiting his conducting activities to guest appearances. In 1980, he was invited by the U.S. State Department to tour orchestras and universities in the United States, a five months visit also partly sponsored by the British Council. In 1981, Schurmann moved to the USA, where he settled in the Hollywood Hills, California. He continues to receive commissions for concert works and was at one time associated with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra through the conductor Lorin Maazel who introduced his music, first with the Cleveland Orchestra and subsequently in Pittsburgh. His music is published by Novello & Co. Ltd., and his compositions have been recorded on CBS, Nonesuch, EMI, Chandos, Virgin Classics, Albany, Pye, Silva Classics, GDI, United Artists, and Cloud Nine. "It is impossible for a
top songs
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Romancing the Strings: Theme. Andante
772Horrors Of The Black Museum: Overture
753Main Title (From "Attack on the Iron Coast")
564The Lost Continent (Shark!)
4451959 - Horrors Of The Black Museum Overture (Gerard Schurmann)
426The Lost Continent (Abandon Ship!)
407Horrors Of The Black Museum Overture
308Attack On The Iron Coast (Attack and Celebration)
239Carnivorous Seaweed / Death Of Hurri Curri
23101959 - Horrors Of The Black Museum Overture
22albums
Schurmann: Orchestral Works
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Gerard Schurmann: Film Music
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A History of Horror
The Lost Continent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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A History Of Horror (Disk 1)
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Scream Themes
Dark Orchestral Music
The Best Of Hammer Horror
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The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection
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The Definitive Horror Music Collection
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Horror!
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Schurmann: 6 Studies of Francis Bacon & Variants