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Died | May 25, 1924 | (aged 51)
Education | Maryland Military and Naval Academy |
Occupation | Composer |
Spouse | Theodora Morse |
Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs.
Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military and Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and his wife, Theodora Morse, became a successful songwriting team for Tin Pan Alley. Listed as Terriss & Morse, they were one of the earliest Tin Pan Alley husband-wife songwriting teams. [1]
Morse died from pneumonia in New York City on May 25, 1924. [2]
His song "Blue Bell, the Dawn is Waking..." became popular in Germany shortly after WW1 due to its marching rhythm. In 1920, Erich Tessmer wrote German lyrics, [3] and the song was performed by the Freikorps. Then the German Stormtroopers used it as their march with new lyrics "Kamerad, reich mir die Hände"; [4] another version of the lyrics was used by their opponents, the Rotfront ("Hunger in allen Gassen"). [5] When the Nazis came to power, they used the song as a Hitler Youth march with a newer version of lyrics "Deutschland, du Land der Treue". [6]
(all music by him only unless when stated otherwise)
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2019) |
Theodore Morse | |
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Born | |
Died | May 25, 1924 | (aged 51)
Education | Maryland Military and Naval Academy |
Occupation | Composer |
Spouse | Theodora Morse |
Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs.
Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military and Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and his wife, Theodora Morse, became a successful songwriting team for Tin Pan Alley. Listed as Terriss & Morse, they were one of the earliest Tin Pan Alley husband-wife songwriting teams. [1]
Morse died from pneumonia in New York City on May 25, 1924. [2]
His song "Blue Bell, the Dawn is Waking..." became popular in Germany shortly after WW1 due to its marching rhythm. In 1920, Erich Tessmer wrote German lyrics, [3] and the song was performed by the Freikorps. Then the German Stormtroopers used it as their march with new lyrics "Kamerad, reich mir die Hände"; [4] another version of the lyrics was used by their opponents, the Rotfront ("Hunger in allen Gassen"). [5] When the Nazis came to power, they used the song as a Hitler Youth march with a newer version of lyrics "Deutschland, du Land der Treue". [6]
(all music by him only unless when stated otherwise)