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Benjamin Frankel (31 January 1906 – 12 February 1973) was a British composer. His best known pieces include a cycle of five string quartets, eight symphonies, and concertos for violin and viola. He was also notable for writing over 100 film scores and working as a big band arranger in the 1930s.
Apr 5, 2016 · Benjamin Frankel: Symphony No 3, Op 40 (1964). Benjamin Frankel - New Philharmonia. recorded for radio broadcast.
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Learn about the life and works of Benjamin Frankel, a British composer, conductor and pianist who worked in jazz, film and serial music. Discover his personal and musical background, his achievements and challenges, and his last opera "Marching Song".
The transformation of Benjamin Frankel is one of the most remarkable phenomena of twentieth century music. He first came to the public notice between the wars as a jazz and club musician and composer of music for films and reviews of a predominantly flippant nature, yet long before his untimely death in February 1973 he was one of the most ...
Jul 5, 2019 · Benjamin Frankel: from watchmaker’s apprentice to the sound wizard. In 1957 Benjamin Frankel moved to Switzerland. In England, his homeland, he was mainly known as a film composer. No wonder, because to his name is music for more than 100 films, including classics such as The Seventh Veil,
Benjamin Frankel. Composer: Battle of the Bulge. Composer, conductor, arranger and music director. Trained Cologne, Berlin and London (at the Guildhall school of Music and Drama). From the age of seventeen, earned a living as a jazz fiddler, pianist and arranger in, among others, Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Orpheans and Henry Hall's BBC Dance Orchestra.
Benjamin Frankel was a British composer. His best known pieces include a cycle of five string quartets, eight symphonies, and concertos for violin and viola.
