Arthur Benjamin
Born: September 18, 1893; Sydney, Australia
Died: April 10, 1960; London, England
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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
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Works
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An Ideal Husband: Galop (1)
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An Ideal Husband: Waltz (1)
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Ballade for Strings (1)
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Bruma's Tunes (1)
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Chinoiserie (1)
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Concert Series for piano, No. 1, Scherzino (1)
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Concerto for Harmonica (1)
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Concerto for Oboe in C minor [after Cimarosa] (2)
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Concerto for Violin (1)
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Cookie (2)
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Cotillon (4)
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Elegiac Mazurka for Piano (2)
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Elegy, Waltz and Toccata for Viola and Piano (2)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 1, Préambule (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 2, Arietta (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 3, Miroir (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 4, Adagio molto (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 5, Valse volante (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 6, Molto allegro (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 7, Canon (1)
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Etudes Improvisées for Piano: no 8, Allegro strepitoso (1)
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Fanfare for a Festive Occasion (1)
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Fanfare for a Festive Occasion, for brass (1)
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Fanfares (3) (1)
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Fantasies (6) for Piano : no 2 (1)
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Fantasies (6) for Piano: no 1 (1)
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Fantasies, Book 1: A Song with a Sad Ending (1)
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From San Domingo (5)
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From San Domingo, for viola & piano (1)
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From San Domingo, for violin & piano (1)
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Haunted House (1)
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Jamaican Rumba (38)
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Le Tombeau de Ravel (2)
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Le Tombeau de Ravel for clarinet & piano, "Valse-Caprices" (1)
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Let's Go Hiking (1)
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Man Who Knew Too Much: The Storm Clouds - cantata (1)
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Matty Rag (2)
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Mystical Pieces (3), for chorus (1)
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Negro Spirituals (5) for Violin/Clarinet and Piano (1)
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New Fantasies (3) for Piano (1)
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North American Square Dance (3)
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Odds and Ends, Book 1 (1)
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Odds and Ends, Book 2 (1)
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Overture to an Italian Comedy (3)
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Pastorale, Arioso and Finale for Piano (1)
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Pastorale, Arioso and Finale for Piano: Arioso (1)
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Pastorale, Arioso and Finale for Piano: Finale (1)
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Pastorale, Arioso and Finale for Piano: Pastorale (1)
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Pieces (3) for Violin and Piano: no 1, Arabesque (1)
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Pieces (3) for Violin and Piano: no 2, Humoresque (1)
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Pieces (3) for Violin and Piano: no 3, Carnavalesque (1)
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Red River Jig (1)
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Romance-Impromptu for Piano (1)
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Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (3)
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Saxophone Blues (1)
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Scherzino (3)
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Siciliana for Piano (2)
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Sonata for Viola and Piano (1)
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Sonatina for Cello and Piano (3)
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Sonatina for Violin and Piano (1)
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Suite for Piano (1)
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Symphony no 1 (2)
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Biography |
by Lynn Vought
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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 recognition is the Jamaican Rumba (1938). The majority of his work is light and jovial in character. Although he did write some serious compositions, they were infrequently performed and his fame rests with his lighter work. He also composed for film, an example of which is the score for the 1947 movie An Ideal Husband. |
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