This is a selective list of the works of

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 ...

, listed by genre.

Ballets

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Homage to the Queen ''Homage to the Queen'', Op. 42, by Malcolm Arnold was written as the official coronation ballet in 1953, commissioned by the Sadler's Wells Ballet in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, the ballet company's musical adviser Humphrey Searle having reco ...

'' (Op. 42, 1953; choreography by Frederick Ashton) *'' Rinaldo and Armida'' (Op. 49, 1954; choreography by Ashton) *''

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet Stre ...

'' (Op. 68, 1959; choreography by

John Cranko John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born in Rustenburg in the former province of Transv ...

) *'' Electra'' (Op. 79, 1963; choreography by

Robert Helpmann Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE ( Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet ( ...

)

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 ''Four Scottish Dances'' ( Op.59) is an orchestral set of light music pieces composed by Malcolm Arnold in 1957 for the BBC Light Music Festival. The dances Arnold's set, or suite, consists of four dances inspired by, although not based on, ...

'', Op. 59 (1957) **''Four Cornish Dances'', Op. 91 (1966) **''Four Irish Dances'', Op. 126 (1986) **''Four Welsh Dances'', Op. 138 (1988) *Overtures **''Comedy Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt'', Op. 5 (1943) **''The Smoke'' (Overture), Op. 21 (1948) **''A Sussex Overture'', Op. 31 (1951) **'' Tam o' Shanter Overture'', Op. 51 (1955) **''A Grand, Grand Festival Overture'' for three vacuum cleaners, a floor polisher, four rifles and orchestra, Op. 57 (1956) **''Commonwealth Christmas Overture'', Op. 64 (1957) **''Sunshine Overture'', Op. 83 (1964) **'' Peterloo Overture'', Op. 97 (1968) **''Anniversary Overture'', Op. 99 (1968) **''The Fairfield Overture'', Op. 110 (1972) **'' Robert Kett Overture'', Op. 141 (1988) *Sinfoniettas **Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48 (1954) **Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 65 (1958) **Sinfonietta No. 3, Op. 81 (1964) *Divertimentos **Divertimento No. 1, Op. 1 (1945) **Divertimento No. 2, Op. 24 (1950), revised as Op. 75 (1961) *Little Suites **Little Suite No. 1, Op. 53 (1955) **Little Suite No. 2, Op. 78 (1961) **Little Suite No. 3, Op. 142 (1990) **Little Suite No. 4, Op. 80a (1963) **Little Suite No. 5, Op. 93a (1957) *Miscellaneous **''Larch Trees'', Op. 3 (1943) **Symphonic Suite, Op. 12 (1945-46 – lost) **Serenade for Small Orchestra, Op. 26 (1950) **Symphonic Study ''Machines'' Op. 30 (1951) **Sarabande and Polka from Ballet 'Solitaire' (1956) **Sweeney Todd Concert Suite, Op. 68a (1959) **''The Song of Simeon'', Op. 69 (1959) **''Carnival of Animals'', Op. 72 (1960) **Grand Concerto Gastronomique, Op. 76 (1961), for eater, waiter, food and orchestra **''Water Music'', Op. 82 (1964) ** Severn Bridge Variations (1966, part of a composite work composed by Arnold,

Alun Hoddinott Alun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 11 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition. Life and works Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was educated at Gowe ...

Nicholas Maw John Nicholas Maw (5 November 1935 – 19 May 2009) was a British composer. Among his works are the operas '' The Rising of the Moon'' (1970) and '' Sophie's Choice'' (2002). Biography Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Maw was the son of Clarence ...

, Daniel Jones,

Grace Williams Grace Mary Williams (19 February 1906 – 10 February 1977) was a Welsh composer, generally regarded as Wales's most notable female composer, and the first British woman to score a feature film. Early life Williams was born in Barry, Vale ...

and

Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten ...

) **Padstow Lifeboat March, Op. 94 (1967) **Salute to Thomas Merritt, Op. 98 (1987) **Concerto for 28 players, Op. 105, (1970) **A Flourish For Orchestra, Op. 112 (1973) **Philharmonic Concerto, Op. 120 (1976) **Variations for Orchestra, Op. 122 (1977) *Suites from Film Music **''

The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943, th ...

'' concert suite (1957; orchestra) **''

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who receiv ...

'' (Suite) (1992)

Concerto

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, Op. 77 (1962) *Piano **Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings, Op. 32 (1951) **Concerto for Piano 3 Hands and Orchestra, Op. 104 (1969); better known as ''Concerto for

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and

Cyril Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varia ...

'') **''Fantasy on a Theme of John Field'' for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 116 (1975) *Viola Concerto, Op. 108 (1971) *Cello Concerto ''Shakespearean'', Op. 136 (1988) *Flute **Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45 (1954) **Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 111 (1972) *Oboe Concerto, Op. 39 (1952) *Clarinet **Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Op. 20 (1948) ** Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115 (1974) *Recorder **Recorder Concerto, Op. 133 (1988) **Theme and Variations: Fantasy for Recorder and String Orchestra, Op. 140 (1990) *Horn **Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 (1945) **Horn Concerto No. 2, Op. 58 (1956) *Trumpet **Trumpet Concerto, Op. 125 (1982) *Guitar **Serenade for Guitar and Strings, Op. 50 (1955) **Guitar Concerto, Op. 67 (1959) *Organ Concerto, Op. 47 (1954) * Harmonica Concerto, Op. 46 (1954)

Opera

*''Henri Christophe'' (1949; four acts – incomplete, 25 pages in full score) ibretto: Joe Mendoza*''Up at the Villa'' (1951; one act - unfinished, preliminary sketches only) ibretto: Joe Mendoza, after Robert Browning*''

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Vocal and choral

*''Laudate Dominum'' (Psalm 150) for choir and organ, Op. 25 (1950) *Two Ceremonial Psalms, Op. 35 (1952) *John Clare Cantata, Op. 52 (1955) *Song of Praise "John Clare", Op. 55 (1956) *Five Blake Songs, for contralto and strings, Op. 66 (1959) *''The Song of Simeon'', Op. 69 (1959) *''Parasol'' (1960) – TV musical *''Song of Freedom'' for choir and brass band, Op. 109 (1972) *''The Return of Odysseus'', Op. 119 (1976)

Chamber

*Three or more players **Phantasy for String Quartet: ''Vita Abundans'' (1941) **Trio for Flute, Viola and Bassoon Op. 6 (1942) **Three Shanties for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 4 (1943) **Quintet for Flute, Violin, Viola, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 7 (1944) **String Quartet No. 1, Op. 23 (1949) **Divertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet, Op. 37 (1952) **Piano Trio, Op. 54 (1956) **Oboe Quartet, Op. 61 (1957) **Quintet For Brass, Op. 73 (1961) **String Quartet No. 2, Op. 118 (1975) **Brass Quintet No. 2, Op. 132 (1987) *Two players **Duo for Flute and Viola, Op. 10 (1946) **Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 15 (1947) **Viola Sonata, Op. 17 (1947) **Flute Sonatina, Op. 19 (1948) **Oboe Sonatina, Op. 28 (1951) **Clarinet Sonatina, Op. 29 (1951) **Recorder Sonatina, Op. 41 (1953) **Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 43 (1953) **Fantasy for Flute and Clarinet (1960s) **Five pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 84 (1965) **Duo for Two Cellos, Op. 85 (1964) **Fanfare For Louis (1970), for two trumpets **Flute Sonata, Op. 121 (1977) **Divertimento for Two Clarinets, Op. 135 (1988) *One player alone **Fantasy for Bassoon Op. 86 (1966) **Fantasy for Clarinet Op. 87 (1966) **Fantasy for Horn, Op. 88 (1966) **Fantasy for Flute Op. 89 (1966) **Fantasy for Oboe Op. 90 (1966) **Fantasy for Trumpet, Op. 100 (1969) **Fantasy for Trombone, Op. 101 (1969) **Fantasy for Tuba, Op. 102 (1969) **Fantasy for Guitar, Op. 107 (1971) **Fantasy for Harp, Op. 117 (1975) **Fantasy for Recorder, Op. 127 (1987) **Fantasy for Cello, Op. 130 (1987)

Piano

*Haile Selassie - March for Piano (1936) *Allegro in E minor for Piano (1937) *Serenade in G for Piano (1937) *Theme and Variations for Piano (1937) *Three Piano Pieces (1937) *Children's Suite, Op. 16 (1947) *''Day Dreams'' (1938) *Eight Children's Piano Pieces, Op. 36 (1952) (including no. 8, The Buccaneer) *Eight English Dances, Opp. 27, 33 (1950/51) *''Hobson's Choice'' (1953) *''Homage to the Queen'' (1953) *Prelude (1945) *Sarabande and Polka from Solitaire (1956) *Serenade for Piano (1937) *Sonata for Piano (1942) *''The Buccaneer'' (1952) *Three Fantasies for Piano, Op. 129 (1986) *Three Piano Pieces (1937) *Three Piano Pieces (1943) *Two Bagatelles, Op. 18 (1947) *Two Piano Pieces (1941) *Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song, Op. 9 (1944)

Band

*Duke of Cambridge (march, composed for the centenary of the Royal Military School of Music), Op. 60 (1957) *Little Suites **Little Suite No 1 for Brass Band, (Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo) Op. 80 (1963) **Little Suite No 2 for Brass Band, Op. 93 (1967) **Little Suite No 3 for Brass Band, Op. 131 (1987) *Fantasy for Brass Band, Op. 114 (1974) *Symphony for Brass Instruments, Op. 123 (1978)

Film scores (selection)

Arnold composed music for 62 feature films (plus several documentaries and TV work) including: * ''

The Sound Barrier ''The Sound Barrier'' is a 1952 British aviation drama film directed by David Lean. It is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to break the sound barrier. It was David Lean's third and final film with his wife ...

'' (1952) (dir David Lean) * '' Stolen Face'' (1952) (dir

Terence Fisher Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a British film director best known for his work for Hammer Films. He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, ...

) * ''

The Holly and the Ivy "The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song can be traced only as far as the early nineteenth century, but the lyrics reflect an association between holly a ...

'' (1952) (dir

George More O'Ferrall Edward George More O'Ferrall (4 July 1907 – 18 March 1982) was a pioneering British film and television producer and director, as well as an actor. Biography More O'Ferrall was born in Bristol, England, to an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. ...

) * '' The Captain's Paradise'' (1953) (dir

Anthony Kimmins Anthony Martin Kimmins, OBE (10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor. Biography Kimmins was born in Harrow, London on 10 November 1901, the son of the social activists Charles Wi ...

) * '' Albert R.N.'' (1953) (dir

Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as ''Reach for the Sky'' (1956), ''Sink the Bismarck!'' ...

) * '' Hobson's Choice'' (1954) (dir David Lean) * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1954) (dir

Ken Annakin Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventu ...

) * ''

The Sleeping Tiger ''The Sleeping Tiger'' is a 1954 British film noir directed by Joseph Losey and starring Alexis Smith, Dirk Bogarde and Alexander Knox. It was Losey's first British feature, which he directed under the pseudonym of Victor Hanbury due to being bl ...

'' (1954) (dir Joseph Losey) * '' Twist of Fate (1954 film)'' (U.S. 'Beautiful Stranger ') (1954) (dir

David Miller (director) David Miller (November 28, 1909 – April 14, 1992) was an American film director who directed varied films such as ''Billy the Kid'' (1941) with Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy, ''Flying Tigers'' (1943) with John Wayne, and ''Love Happy'' ( ...

) * ''

The Belles of St Trinian's ''The Belles of St Trinian's'' is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley. Inspired by British cartoonist Rona ...

'' (1954) (dir

Frank Launder Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. Early life and career He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire ...

) * ''

The Sea Shall Not Have Them ''The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and is based on the 1953 novel by John Harris, about a North Sea rescue during the Second W ...

'' (1954) (dir

) * ''

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

'' (1956) (dir Michael Anderson) * ''

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'' (1956) (dir

Carol Reed Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for '' Odd Man Out'' (1947), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''The Third Man'' (1949), and ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he was awarded the ...

) * ''

'' (1957) (dir David Lean) * '' The Roots of Heaven'' (1958) (dir John Huston) * '' Dunkirk'' (1958) (dir Leslie Norman) * ''

'' (1958) (dir Mark Robson) * '' The Key'' (1958) (dir Carol Reed) * ''

Tunes of Glory ''Tunes of Glory'' is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, based on the 1956 novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a "dark psychological drama" focusing on events in a wintry Scottish Highland regimental barracks i ...

'' (1960) (dir

Ronald Neame Ronald Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English film producer, director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film '' One of Our Aircraft Is Miss ...

) * '' Whistle Down The Wind'' (1961) (dir

Bryan Forbes Bryan Forbes CBE (; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man"Falk Q. . BAFTA. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2013 and ...

) * ''

No Love for Johnnie ''No Love for Johnnie'' is a 1961 British drama film in CinemaScope directed by Ralph Thomas. It was based on the 1959 book of the same title by the Labour Member of Parliament Wilfred Fienburgh, and stars Peter Finch. It depicts the disill ...

'' (1961) (dir

Ralph Thomas Ralph Philip Thomas MC (10 August 1915 – 17 March 2001) was an English film director. He is perhaps best remembered for directing the ''Doctor'' series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas, was also a film director, probably best remembere ...

) * ''

The Inspector ''The Inspector'' is a series of 34 theatrical cartoon shorts produced between 1965 and 1969 by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and released through United Artists. The cartoons are dedicated to an animated version of Inspector Clouseau comical ...

'' (1962) (dir Philip Dunne) * '' The Lion'' (1962) (dir

Jack Cardiff Jack Cardiff, (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, film and television director, and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor, to fi ...

) * ''

Nine Hours to Rama ''Nine Hours to Rama'' is 1963 British-American neo noir crime film directed by Mark Robson, that follows a fictionalised Nathuram Godse in the hours before he assassinated the Indian independence leader, Gandhi, and police attempts to prevent ...

'' (1963) (dir Mark Robson) * ''

The Chalk Garden ''The Chalk Garden'' is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered in the US in 1955 and was produced in Britain the following year. It tells the story of the imperious Mrs St Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of ...

'' (1964) (dir

) * ''

The Heroes of Telemark ''The Heroes of Telemark'' is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from ''Skis Against the Atom'', the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldi ...

'' (1965) (dir Anthony Mann) * ''

Sky West and Crooked ''Sky West and Crooked'' (known in the United States as ''Gypsy Girl'') is a 1966 British romantic drama film starring Hayley Mills. The film was directed by her father, John Mills, and was co-written by her mother, Mary Hayley Bell. The titl ...

'' (1966) (dir

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portra ...

) * '' The Reckoning'' (1969) (dir

Jack Gold Jacob M. "Jack" Gold (28 June 1930 – 9 August 2015) was a British film and television director. He was part of the British realist tradition which followed the Free Cinema movement. Career Jacob M. Gold was born in London, the son of Ch ...

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David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' (1969) (dir

Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Marty'' (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he ...

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