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Sir Malcolm Arnold. Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold CBE (21 October 1921 [ 1 ] – 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 ...
Nov 26, 2021 · The composer Malcolm Arnold was prodigiously productive, and won an Academy Award for his “Bridge on the River Kwai” score, but was plagued by mental illness. Credit... PA Images, via Getty Images
Learn about the eclectic and emotional music of Malcolm Arnold, a British composer who fought against alcoholism, mental illness and the music establishment. Discover his film scores, symphonies, concertos, ballets and more.
Malcolm Arnold(1921-2006) Born in Northampton on 21st October 1921, Malcolm Arnold studied composition with Gordon Jacob and trumpet with Ernest Hall at the Royal College of Music. In 1941 he joined the trumpet section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principal by 1943. After two years of war service and one season with the BBC ...
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The Malcolm Arnold Society was founded in 1991, and since 2006 the town of Northampton has celebrated the composer with an annual Malcolm Arnold Festival. Honours and awards. 1937 – Scholarship to the Royal College of Music 1941 – W. W. Cobbett Prize, 2nd prize for Vita Abundans 1948 – Mendelssohn Scholarship
Arnold said: “Glad you like it. It’s got a title. Clarinet Sonata by Arnold Bax.”. It proved the start of a good friendship but Malcolm Arnold’s relationship with the British critics in the 1960s and 1970s was less relaxed. Pilloried by many because he refused to discard tonality in an age of fervid experimentation, he got into a battle ...
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May 14, 2018 · On ARNOLD: film— 1991 Malcolm Arnold at 70 (Rusmanis) * * * One of the later recruits to the distinguished group of orchestral composers who worked for British films more especially during and after World War II, Malcolm Arnold began his main contribution to films in the 1950s.
