Robert John Farnon Born: 24 July 1917 , Toronto (Canada)Died: 22 April 2005 , Guernsey (England)
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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.
Biography
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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Vincent Ghadimi : Premiere of the opera " Decamero lala" for Orchestra and children choir, in the "Palais des Beaux-Arts", Brussels, Belgium, conducted by the composer. (Songs with piano version edited by lantromusic, including a book with pictures for children).
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John Cage : Premiere of Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, in New York, USA.
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Igor Stravinsky : Premiere of Pulcinella, in Paris, France.
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