Richard Arnell

Richard Anthony Sayer Arnell ( born September 15, 1917 in Hampstead, London, † April 10, 2009 in Bromley, Kent ) was a British composer and conductor.

Life

Arnell studied from 1936 to 1939 at the Royal College of Music in London, the subjects piano (with John Dykes ) and composition (with John Ireland ). During his time at the Royal College now be forgotten Violin Concerto was premiered. 1941 his overture New Age was premiered at Carnegie Hall, with whom he established himself as a composer.

From 1943 to 1945 Arnell was the musical consultant for the BBC and began in 1948 at Trinity College of Music to teach in London. 1969/70 he was a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine, and then to 1972 Visiting Professor at Hofstra University in the United States. In 1972 he became musical adviser to the London Film School.

Richard Arnell also created several works for the British and international cinema, among other things, he wrote the music for the 1942 American documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty The country. In the 1960 years, other compositions for the film. In 1964 he wrote next to Hans -Martin Majewski also part of the soundtrack for the international co-production The visit of the Austrian director Bernhard Wicki with Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn in the lead roles and also took over the baton. In 1967 he contributed the music for the British crime drama ... and Scotland Yard is silent with Van Heflin in.

Works

Orchestral works

  • New Age, Overture, Op 2
  • The War God, Op 36
  • Symphony No. 1, Op 31
  • Symphony No. 2, Op 33
  • Symphony No. 3, Op 40
  • Symphony No. 4, Op 52
  • Symphony No. 5, Op 113
  • Symphony No. 6, Op 179
  • Punch and the child, Ballet

Chamber Music

  • Classical variations for strings, op 1
  • Sonata for cello solo, Op 35
  • Suite for unaccompanied cello
  • Music for Harp, Op 72 No 1
  • String Quartet No. 1, Op 4
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op 14
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op 41
  • String Quartet No. 4, Op 62
  • String Quartet No. 5, Op 99
  • String Quartet No. 6, Op 170

Film scores

  • The Land (1942 )
  • The Third Secret ( 1964)
  • The Visit (1964 )
  • The Man Outside ( 1967)
  • The Black Panther ( 1977)
  • Dilemma ( 1981)
  • Masters of Animation (1986 )
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