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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. He was also notable for writing over 100 film scores and working as a big band arranger in the 1930s.
Benjamin Frankel. Composer: Battle of the Bulge. 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 ...
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- January 31, 1906
- Benjamin Frankel
- February 12, 1973
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. He was also notable for writing over 100 film scores and working as a big band arranger in the 1930s.
Benjamin Frankel - Biography by Dimitri Kennaway. THE WATCHMAKER'S APPRENTICE. Born London, 31st January 1906; died there, 12th February 1973. Composer, conductor and pianist etc. He was apprenticed to a watchmaker at fourteen but, after one year, began serious studies with the American pianist Victor Benham, first in London, later in Cologne.
Benjamin Frankel - Wise Music Classical. 1906 - 1973. British. Summary. News. Performances. Photos. Discography. The transformation of Benjamin Frankel is one of the most remarkable phenomena of twentieth century music.
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Jul 5, 2019 · Benjamin Frankel: from watchmaker’s apprentice to the sound wizard. In 1957 Benjamin Frankel moved to Switzerland. In England, his homeland, he was mainly known as a film composer. No wonder, because to his name is music for more than 100 films, including classics such as The Seventh Veil,