Sholom Secunda

Shalom Secunda (also Sholom Secunda born Shloyme, .. * 23 Augustjul / 4 September 1894greg in Alexandria, Russian Empire (now Olexandrija, Ukraine), † 13 June 1974 in New York City ) was an American composer.

Secunda is from a German - Jewish parents, was spoken in the German and Yiddish. In Alexandria, the boy was known as "Little Kantor". Between 1903 and 1906 there were in Russia to discrimination against Jews, which turned into pogroms. Therefore, he emigrated in November 1907 with his family to New York and sang on the street. In 1914 he entered the Institute of Musical Art (later renamed Juilliard ) a. He received a classical music training and was awarded by the Swiss composer Ernest Bloch private lessons. In addition, he worked at the Yiddish theater.

He is best known for the title with me you're beautiful (1932) and Dos Kelbl ( " The calf "; 1940, later known as Donna Donna ). The rights to the Evergreen With me you 're beautiful he sold in 1933 for $ 30 to his music publisher, of the Sammy Cahn in 1937 it acquired, let change the text by Saul Chaplin and sold 2.5 million copies worldwide with the Andrews Sisters. This and the frequent radio broadcasting escaped Secunda bonuses of at least $ 3,000,000 - a bad deal. It was not until 1961 ended the copyright for Cahn and Chaplin, he got together with his original lyricist Jacob Jacobs back his song.