Malcolm Arnold

SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD CBE d2006. English composer. His works feature music in many genres including ; a cycle of nine symphonies / numerous concertos / concert works / chamber music / choral music and music for brass band and wind band. His style is tonal and rejoices in lively rhythms, brilliant orchestration and an unabashed tunefulness. He wrote extensively for the theatre with five ballets specially commissioned by the Royal Ballet, as well as two operas and a musical. He also produced scores for more than a hundred films, amongst these the classic "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) for which he won an Oscar. He died in Norwich aged 84 on September 23rd 2006