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List Of Compositions By Malcolm Arnold
This is a selective list of the works of Malcolm Arnold, listed by genre. Ballets *''Homage to the Queen'' (Op. 42, 1953; choreography by Frederick Ashton) *'' Rinaldo and Armida'' (Op. 49, 1954; choreography by Ashton) *''Sweeney Todd'' (Op. 68, 1959; choreography by John Cranko) *'' Electra'' (Op. 79, 1963; choreography by Robert Helpmann) Orchestral *Symphonies **Symphony for Strings (Op. 13, 1946) ** Symphony No. 1 (Op. 22, 1949) ** Symphony No. 2 (Op. 40, 1953) ** Toy Symphony, Op. 62 (1957) ** Symphony No. 3 (Op. 63, 1957) ** Symphony No. 4 (Op. 71, 1960) ** Symphony No. 5 (Op. 74, 1961) ** Symphony No. 6 (Op. 95, 1967) ** Symphony No. 7 (Op. 113, 1973) ** Symphony No. 8 (Op. 124, 1978) ** Symphony No. 9 (Op. 128, 1986) *Dance Suites **'' English Dances'', Set 1, Op. 27 (1950) **'' English Dances'', Set 2, Op. 33 (1951) **''Four Scottish Dances'', Op. 59 (1957) **''Four Cornish Dances'', Op. 91 (1966) **''Four Irish Dances'', Op. 126 (1986) **''Four Welsh Dances'', Op. 138 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Arnold
Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for brass band and wind band. His style is tonal and rejoices in lively rhythms, brilliant orchestration, and an unabashed tunefulness. He wrote extensively for the theatre, with five ballets specially commissioned by the Royal Ballet, as well as two operas and a musical. He also produced scores for more than a hundred films, among these ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' (1957), for which he won an Oscar. Early life Malcolm Arnold was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, the youngest of five children from a prosperous Northampton family of shoemakers. Although shoemakers, his family was full of musicians; both of his parents were pianists, and his aunt was a violinist. His great great grandfather was the composer William Hawes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |