Robert John Farnon

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Born: 24 July 1917 — Toronto — Canada
Died: 22 April 2005 — Guernsey — England
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Music

He is mainly known for his light music.

  • Jumping Bean
  • Portrait of a Flirt
  • A Star is Born
  • A la claire fontaine
  • Canadian impressions
  • Westminster Waltz
  • Symphony no. 1
  • Symphony no. 2

Robert Farnon also wrote the music for more than forty motion pictures, including Maytime in Mayfair (1949) and Captain Horatio Hornblower RN (1951), as well as for a number of television series and miniseries, including The Prisoner and A Man Called Intrepid.

Life

Born in Canada, Robert Farnon decided to stay in Europe after World War II, when he was there as Canadian Army captain and the conductor/arranger of the Canadian Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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(1925) Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni: Premiere of Doktor Faust, in Dresden, Germany.
(1948) Jean Françaix: Premiere of Les Demoiselles de la Nuit, in Paris, France.
(1986) Harrison Birtwistle: Premiere of The Mask of Orpheus, in London, England.

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[details ←] Strawberry Fair
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[details ←] Habanera and March of the Toreadors, sax, saxophone,
[details ←] Air (from Suite In D)
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