Difference between revisions of "Pierre Malan"

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Pierre Malan (1923-1998) was a music teacher and composer.

Besides his compositions and songs[1], he wrote a few musicals, and in the 1960s was encouraged by DALRO to produce works for schools and amateur groups, sometimes in association with the playwrights Anna Rudolph and Coenie Rudolph. Operettas for children include My Suiderland, Die Silwer Sambreeltjie (or The silver umbrella, with a libretto by Anna Rudolph and Coenie Rudolph) and Prys vir 'n meisie (with a libretto by Anna Rudolph, 1971), Die Grenspos also 1971.

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-[[Pierre Malan]] (1923-1998).  Music teacher and composer. Also credited as Jacques Pierre Malan.
+[[Pierre Malan]] (1923-1998) was a music teacher and composer.
+Also credited as [[Jacques Pierre Malan]] or [[J. Pierre Malan]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He particularly wrote musicals, and in the 1960s was encouraged by [[DALRO]] to produce works for schools and amateur groups. Operettas for children include ''[[My Suiderland]]'', ''[[Die Silwer Sambreeltjie]]'', ''[[Lodilla]]'' and ''[[Freule Marike]]''.
+Besides his compositions and songs[https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AMalan%2C+Pierre%2C&qt=hot_author], he wrote a few musicals, and in the 1960s was encouraged by [[DALRO]] to produce works for schools and amateur groups, sometimes in association with the playwrights [[Anna Rudolph]] and [[Coenie Rudolph]]. Operettas for children include ''[[My Suiderland]]'', ''[[Die Silwer Sambreeltjie]]'' (or ''[[The silver umbrella]]'', with a libretto by [[Anna Rudolph]] and [[Coenie Rudolph]]) and ''[[Prys vir 'n meisie]]'' (with a libretto by [[Anna Rudolph]], 1971), ''[[Die Grenspos]]'' also 1971.
 == Sources ==
 Database: South African Studies.
+https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AMalan%2C+Pierre%2C&qt=hot_author
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