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382:"Maestro Winterhalter uses a very large string section, a full brass section (he was, incidentally, one of the first of the big-band leaders to use such previously symphonic instruments as the French horn in popular music), a large woodwind choir, and timpani galore. Together with the distinctive Winterhalter arranging touch, this all results in a fresh and ear-filling treatment of even those tunes that are standard fare wherever pop music is played." 25: 156:
at the New England Conservatory of Music. After graduating, he taught school for several years before turning professional during the mid-1930s, serving as a
144:, Pennsylvania, United States, on August 15, 1909, to Hugo Winterhalter and Mary Gallagher, both second generation German-Americans. He graduated from 370:. Winterhalter had a son, Hugo Francis Winterhalter, who was killed in Vietnam on December 29, 1966. He was with the 169th Combat Engineer Battalion. 515: 530: 505: 495: 293: 525: 89: 61: 469: 520: 289: 68: 152:, in 1931, where he played saxophone for the orchestra and sang in two of the choirs. He later studied violin and reed 42: 500: 428: 108: 75: 145: 46: 57: 510: 259: 141: 355:
for various budget labels. Winterhalter's last US chart single was "Theme From 'Popi'", released by
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The back cover of "Huge Winterhalter Goes...Continental" shares this about the conductor:
8: 322: 301: 367: 153: 280:, he had a minor hit with "Land of Dreams" in 1954 and reached the number one spot on 424: 352: 305:(1962). His other motion picture credits include work as conductor and arranger for 348: 192: 173: 465: 366:
on September 17, 1973. He is interred alongside his wife at Rockland Cemetery in
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arranger and composer, best known for his many arrangements and recordings for
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Winterhalter remained with RCA Victor until 1963, at which time he moved to
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Winterhalter also arranged and conducted sessions for singers including
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in 1969. It reached #35 in the Billboard Easy Listening Top 40.
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Winterhalter penned the main title theme for the film,
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Biography of Hugo Winterhalter on "The Interlude Era"
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ever recorded. Winterhalter also notched a series of
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American musician, arranger and composer (1909–1973)
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