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Malcolm Arnold
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English composer and conductor (1921–2006)
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Malcolm Henry Arnold was a British trumpeter, conductor, jazz musician, and film score composer. Born in Northampton on October 21, 1921, he was educated at the Royal College of Music and began his work period in 1941. He was a member of Gorsedh Kernow and wrote in the English language. His compositions included symphonies and works within the classical and contemporary classical genres.
Arnold received the honors of Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor, becoming Sir Malcolm Arnold. He died in Norwich on September 23, 2006. His body of work includes films scored by him and various compositions.
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold CBE (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…
Known for
- Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival — Self2004
- Malcolm Arnold at 70 — Self1991
- Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra — Self - Conductor1970
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2006
Discography
Member of
- London Philharmonic Orchestrauntil 1948
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- 29,146
- Total plays
- 189,561
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Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was an English composer. Arnold was born in Northampton, and studied at the Royal College of Music. He became principal trumpet with The London Philharmonic Orchestra, but went on to concentrate solely on composition. He is known as a composer of conservative tonal works, acknowledging Hector Berlioz as an influence and being compared to Jean Sibelius. His works include symphonies, dances, and film scores; he worked with Deep Purple, conducting a performance of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- Arnold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Northampton
- Place of death
- Norwich
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Official website
- www.malcolmarnold.co.uk
- Image
- Malcolm Arnold.jpg
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- Commons category
- Malcolm Arnold
- date of birth
- 1921-10-21
- date of death
- 2006-09-23
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Malcolm Arnold
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- Spincourt
- member of
- Gorsedh Kernow
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Malcolm Arnold, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Malcolm Arnold
Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer and conductor. 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.
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