Arthur Benjamin
About Arthur Benjamin
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).
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Jamaican Rumba
Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): I. Introduzione
Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): III. Siciliana
TEDTalks : Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education - Arthur Benjamin (2009)
Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): IV. Allegro giusto
Oboe Concerto in C major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): II. Allegro
TEDTalks : Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic" - Arthur Benjamin (2005)
Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): I. Introduzione. Larghetto
2 Jamaican Pieces: Jamaican Rumba
Storm Clouds Cantata (From "The Man Who Knew Too Much") [Arr. B. Herrman]
Jamaican Rumba - Live From Yellow Lounge
Benjamin & Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C Minor: I. Introduzione. Larghetto
Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): I. Introduzione: Larghetto
Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: Nocturne: Lento - tranquillo e molto rubato
2 Jamaican Pieces: Jamaican Song
Jamaican Rhumba
The Quiet Garden
Clarinet Concerto in C Minor (After Cimarosa): III. Siciliana
Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): III. Siciliana
Benjamin & Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C Minor: III. Siciliana
Cantata - The Storm Clouds - From The Man Who Knew Too Much / L'homme qui en savait trop
Romantic Fantasy: I. Nocturne
Overture to an Italian Comedy
Benjamin & Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C Minor: II. Allegro
Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): II. Allegro
Scherzino
Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): I. Introduzione
Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba
Benjamin & Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C Minor: IV. Allegro
Konzert für Oboe c-Moll (nach D. Cimarosa): IV. Allegro giusto
From San Domingo
Symphony No. 1, Op. 45: III. Adagio Appassionato
TED: Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers - Arthur Benjamin (2013)
The man who knew too much
Fanfare for a Festive Occasion
Le tombeau de Ravel, Valse-Caprice
Cantata - The Storm Clouds - From "The Man Who Knew Too Much / L'Homme qui en savait trop"
Fantasies, Book 2: Silent and Soft and Slow Descends the Snow
II. Allegro
Ballade
Jamaican Song
Concerto on Themes by Cimarosa/ Mvt 1
Haunted house
Cantata - The Storm Clouds
Jamaican Rumba - Giuseppe Guadagnini, 1793 'Rolla'
An Ideal Husband: Waltz
Symphony No. 1, Op. 45: I. Largo
Vaughan Williams: Harmonica Concerto: III. Rondo amabile
Romantic Fantasy for violin, viola, and orchestra: I. Nocturne
Cantata - The Storm Clouds (From "The Man Who Knew Too Much / L'Homme Qui En Savait Trop")
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