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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.
Benjamin Frankel. 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.
- Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
- January 31, 1906
- Benjamin Frankel
- February 12, 1973
Apr 5, 2016 · Benjamin Frankel: Symphony No 3, Op 40 (1964). Benjamin Frankel - New Philharmonia. recorded for radio broadcast.
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- James Stuart
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".
Jul 5, 2019 · In Switzerland he finally found the peace to engage in serious (er) music. In 15 years (Frankel died in 1973) he composed eight symphonies and one opera. Benjamin Frankel was born in London in 1906 into a Polish-Jewish family. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a watchmaker.
Benjamin Frankel has 25 books on Goodreads with 60 ratings. Benjamin Frankel’s most popular book is Roots of Realism (Cass Series on Security).
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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 ...
