Robert John Farnon


150,000+ page views monthly! Advertise?

Upcoming concerts →

– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, Italy
[→ submit concert]

Composer news →

– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008
[→ submit news]

Today → (24 Jul)

Birthdays:
– Elliott Goldkind
– Wilfred Josephs
– Robert John Farnon
– Ernest Bloch
– Paolino Vassallo
Dying days:
– Alan Rawsthorne
– Max von Schillings
– Léon Walpot
– Padre Davide da Bergamo Felice Moretti
– Johann Gottfried Eckard
Events:
– (1964) Alberto Ginastera: Premiere of Don Rodrigo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– (1938) Richard Strauss: Premiere of Friedenstag, in Munich, Germany.
– (1828) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of violin concerto no. 3 in E major, in Vienna, Austria.

Tomorrow →

Latest changes →

– Pierre Even (18 Jul)
– Clara Schumann (17 Jul)
– Barney Childs (17 Jul)
– István Anhalt (17 Jul)
– Lowell Dijkstra (17 Jul)
– Lisa Ragsdale (17 Jul)
– Amy Scurria (16 Jul)
– Diana Rotaru (16 Jul)
– Benedictus Buns (16 Jul)
– Johannes Brahms (15 Jul)

Best visited →

[Page views per month]
– Wolfgang Amadeus (Amadé) Mozart [2372]
– Antonio Vivaldi [2335]
– Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1798]
– Ludwig van Beethoven [1172]
– Johann Sebastian Bach [1141]
– Johann Nepomuk Hummel [1103]
– Johannes Brahms [1075]
– Antonio Salieri [1075]
– Gustav Mahler [1070]
– Georges Bizet [1041]


Sheet music for Farnon



[details ←] Air (from Suite In D)
[details ←] Morning
[details ←] 2 Pieces Band ,concert band,
[details ←] 2 Pieces
[details ←] 2 Pieces Condensed Score Band ,concert band,
[details ←] Portugal Em Festa Band ,concert band,
[details ←] Portugal Em Festa
[details ←] Wee Willie Fourstep

Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale

Classical Sheet Music to download instantly at Virtual Sheet Music ®


Books for Farnon



In association with Amazon.com

The " Now " Sound for Concert Band. Prologue. Morton Gould. < Conductor. > - Roman Holiday. Alfredo Antonini. - The Gallant Men. John Cacavas. - The Westminster ... Waltz. Robert Farnon,etc. < Condensed score. >

by: Morton Gould

Books : The " Now " Sound for Concert Band. Prologue. Morton Gould. < Conductor. > - Roman Holiday. Alfredo Antonini. - The Gallant Men. John Cacavas. - The Westminster ... Waltz. Robert Farnon,etc. < Condensed score. >







Binding: Unknown Binding
Format: Import
Item Dimensions: 174
Label: Chappell & Co
Manufacturer: Chappell & Co
Publication Date: 1965
Publisher: Chappell & Co
Studio: Chappell & Co



Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display









 


→ FREE Classical MP3! Download 25 tracks from eMusic
— Vast collection — No Restrictions — Own Your Music!

Born: 24 July 1917 — Toronto — Canada
Died: 22 April 2005 — Guernsey — England
→ See also: Canadian composers | English composers | Modern composers |
Reactions

[Be the first to write a reaction.]


Music



He is mainly known for his light music.

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.

Links

Concerts

[Submit concert announcements for Robert John Farnon.]
13 September 2009: Forum Theatre, Gt Malvern, United Kigdom Romancing The Phoenix - Bassoon Concerto World Premiere

Events

[Submit an event (date and year) for Robert John Farnon.]

Contributions by: colinwright2 |
© 1995–2008 Jos Smeets — Quixote; Last update: 2007-08-16 13:25:09.