Friedrich Schröder was a German composer of what could be referred to as light music

Light music

Light music is a generic term applied to a mainly British musical style of "light" orchestral music, which originated in the 19th century and had its heyday during the early to mid part of the 20th century, although arguably it lasts to the present day....

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Career

Born in Näfels

Näfels

Näfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.-History:Näfels is first mentioned in 1240 as Nevels....

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Schröder studied music in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

, Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, and Berlin

Berlin

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. Already in those early days he wrote film score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

s. For a short period between 1934 and 1937 he also worked as a Kapellmeister

Kapellmeister

Kapellmeister is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making. The word is a compound, consisting of the roots Kapelle and Meister . The words Kapelle and Meister derive from the Latin: capella and magister...

. He composed a number of operetta

Operetta

Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...

s and Schlager

Schlager

Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...

, many of which have been popular ever since.

Schröder died in West Berlin, aged 62.

Operettas

• Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
  Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
  Hochzeitsnacht im Paradis is an operetta in eight scenes. Book by Heinz Hentschke, lyrics by Gunther Schwenn and music by Friedrich Schröder. It premiered in Berlin at the Metropol Theater September 24, 1942. It was filmed several times in German and several other languages....
  
  (1941; filmed in 1962
  1962 in film
  The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
  
   starring Peter Alexander, Marika Rökk
  Marika Rökk
  Marika Rökk was an Austrian-German singer, dancer and actress of Hungarian descent, who became famous in German films, notably in the Nazi era.- Life and work :...
  
  , and Waltraut Haas
  Waltraut Haas
  Waltraut Haas is a popular Austrian stage and film actress and singer.Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen...
  
  )
• Nächte in Changhai
• Chanel Nr.5
• Das Bad auf der Tenne
• Die große Welt
• Isabella

Schlager

• "Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein"
• "So stell ich mir die Liebe vor"
• "Man müsste Klavier spielen können" (sung by Johannes Heesters
  Johannes Heesters
  Johan Marius Nicolaas "Johannes" Heesters is a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer with a -year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. In Germany and Austria, Heesters is mainly known for his acting career...
  
   et al.)
• "Liebling, was wird nun aus uns beiden?"
• "Komm mit mir nach Tahiti"
• "Die Negermama singt ein uraltes Lied"
• "Gnädige Frau wo war'n sie gestern?" ( a tango sung by Theo Lingen
  Theo Lingen
  Theo Lingen , born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in over 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.-Life and career:...
  
   et al.)
• "Träume kann man nicht verbieten"