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Comedian Harmonists in Berlin. In 1927, unemployed actor Harry Frommermann was inspired by The Revelers, a jazz -influenced popular vocal group from the United States, to create a German group of the same format. According to Douglas Friedman's 2010 book The Comedian Harmonists, in August 1929 both groups appeared on the same bill at the Scala ...
Harry Frommermann war ein deutscher Sänger. Bekannt geworden ist er als Gründer, Arrangeur und 3. Tenor des Berliner Ensembles Comedian Harmonists.
In 1927 Harry Frommermann, a 21-year-old Berlin born tenor, started what would be known as one of the most original and successful male vocal chorus worldwide : the Comedian Harmonists. On December 1927 he published a newspaper ad calling for singing companions to start an ensemble.
Harry Frommermann was born on 12 October 1906 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932), Three from the Filling Station (1930) and Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931).
- October 12, 1906
- October 29, 1975
Feb 28, 2024 · To understand the Comedian Harmonists, the internationally renowned vocal group that inspired the Broadway musical “Harmony,” one must understand the ensemble’s founder, Harry Frommermann.
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In 1927 Harry Frommermann, a 21-year-old Berlin born tenor, started what would be known as one of the most original and successful male vocal chorus worldwide : the Comedian Harmonists. On December 1927 he published a newspaper ad calling for singing companions to start an ensemble.
Mar 19, 1999 · We meet the founder of the group, Harry Frommermann ( Ulrich Noethen ), who in 1927 hears a record by a black American jazz group named the Revellers. Entranced by the beauty of their close harmony, he determines to start a German group that would sing in the same style.
