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Robert Joseph Farnon CM (24 July 1917 – 23 April 2005) was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. As well as being a composer of original works (often in the light music genre), he was commissioned by film and television producers for theme and incidental music.
May 21, 2022 · ROBERT FARNON is considered the greatest orchestral composer and arranger. In this rare 2001 interview, Richard Niles speaks to him about his career, his work with @tonybennett Singers...
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Robert Farnon (1917-2005) was a prolific and versatile musician who composed and conducted for film, TV, and radio. He was known for his orchestral works, such as Jupiter, and his theme music for Colditz and The Prisoner.
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Jul 2, 2018 · Robert Joseph Farnon 1917 – 2005. A Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. As well as being a composer of original works (of...
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Mar 11, 2017 · For most of the second half of the 20 th century, Canadian-born Robert Farnon was generally regarded as the greatest living composer of Light Orchestral music in the world. Farnon was also revered as an arranger of quality popular songs, having influenced most of the top writers on both sides of the Atlantic during the second half of this century.
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Robert Farnon was a Canadian composer of film and orchestral music, born in 1917 and died in 2005. He was married, had seven children, and led the Canadian Army Band in World War II.
May 1, 2005 · Robert Farnon, a composer and arranger who was a leading figure in the once-popular genre of light orchestral music, died on April 23 on Guernsey, in the British Channel Islands. He was...
