Arthur Benjamin
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Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- The Joy of Mathematics
- Silent Bullet
- Rembrandt Coloring Book
- Mathemagics
- Winds Work C major
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Benjamin studied at the RCM and after serving in the infantry and the air force in WWI, joined the staff of the RCM in 1926. His early compositions were influenced by Gershwin, although such an influence is difficult to find upon hearing his work. An accomplished pianist, his ability on the instrument also played an important role in his work. A later and more productive influence was that of Latin American music. One of his most popular pieces and the one that gained him international recogniti
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- Royal College of Music
- Employer
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Charles Villiers Stanford
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Arthurbenjamin.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1893-09-19
- date of death
- 1960-04-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- student
- Joan Trimble
- name in native language
- Arthur Benjamin
- P12749
- Victor Ponta
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