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Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss CH KCVO (2 August 1891 – 27 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army.
Sir Arthur Bliss (born August 2, 1891, London—died March 27, 1975, London) was one of the leading English composers of the first half of the 20th century, noted both for his early, experimental works and for his later, more subjective compositions.
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Arthur Bliss c. 1922 (photograph by Herbert Lambert) This is a list of compositions by Arthur Bliss. Bliss's works have been catalogued by Lewis Foreman, and "F" numbers are now commonly used to identify his music.
The Arthur Bliss Society was founded in early 2003 with the aim of furthering the appreciation, understanding and knowledge of the music of Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975).
The Piano Concerto in B-flat, Op. 58, F.108, was written by Arthur Bliss in 1938 and premiered in 1939. It is a powerful work in the nineteenth-century Romantic tradition, and at the time it was hoped it could prove to be a British "Emperor" concerto.
Learn about the life and works of Arthur Bliss, a prominent British composer and conductor who served as Master of the Queen's Music. Explore his musical influences, achievements, and challenges from the First World War to the Second World War.
Sir Arthur Bliss is generally remembered as an English composer, a pillar of the British musical establishment, but he was in fact half-American (on his father’s side), and America was to play an important part in his life and career.
