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Arthur Benjamin
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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. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Jamaican Rumba
9742Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): I. Introduzione
7853Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): III. Siciliana
6594TEDTalks : Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education - Arthur Benjamin (2009)
6535Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): IV. Allegro giusto
6346Oboe Concerto in C major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): II. Allegro
6227TEDTalks : Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic" - Arthur Benjamin (2005)
2768Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): I. Introduzione. Larghetto
20892 Jamaican Pieces: Jamaican Rumba
17810Storm Clouds Cantata (From "The Man Who Knew Too Much") [Arr. B. Herrman]
155albums
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TEDTalks (video)
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Albinoni / Bach / Corelli / Cimarosa / Handel: Baroque Oboe Concertos
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Humoresque - Favorite Violin Encores [Expanded Edition]
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Little Masterpieces
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TEDTalks (hd)
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The Club Album (Live From Yellow Lounge)
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Benjamin/Britten/Bruch: Double Concertos
Hitchcock Et La Musique
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Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music
BENJAMIN: Symphony No. 1 / Ballade for String Orchestra
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The Best Of British Light Music
Italian Oboe Concertos, Vol. 1