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Richard Rodney Bennett
Born: 29th March 1936, Broadstairs, England
Died: 24th December 2012, New York
Nationality: English
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism. His body of work included over 200 concert works and 50 scores for film and television. He was also active in jazz, as a composer, a pianist, and an occasional vocalist.
For his scoring work, Bennett was nominated for a total of 10 BAFTA Awards, winning once for Best Original Music for the film Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodney_Bennett
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Popular Works: Bennett, R R
- A Colloquy with God (2)
- A Farewell to Arms (2)
- A Good-night (2)
- A History of the Thé Dansant (2)
- A Song at Evening (3)
- All The Kings Men (2)
- Arethusa (2)
- Ballad in memory of Shirley Horn (2)
- Bassoon Concerto (2)
- Calico Pie (2)
- Commedia IV (2)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone (2)
- Concerto for Wind Quintet (2)
- Conversations (4)
- Dream Dancing (2)
- Elegy for Miles Davis (2)
- Eustace & Hilda: theme (2)
- Excursions (2)
- Fanfare on a 16th-century tune (2)
- Flowers of the Forest (2)
- I wonder as I wander (2)
- Lilliburlero Variations (2)
- Little Elegy (2)
- Marimba Concerto (2)
- Memento (4)
- Morning Music (2)
- Music For String Quartet (2)
- Oboe Quartet (2)
- Percussion Concerto (2)
- Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (2)
- Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune (3)
- Romantic Pieces (3) (2)
- Sonatina for solo clarinet (2)
- Summer Music (2)
- Symphony No. 1 (2)
- Tango after Syrinx (2)
- The Insect World (2)
- Travel Notes (2)
- Trumpet Concerto (3)
- Violin Concerto (2)
