Person · Male
Arthur Benjamin
Australian composer / pianist / conductor
- From
- Sydney, Australia
- Active
- 1893–1960
- Releases
- 11
- classical
About
Arthur Leslie Benjamin (September 18, 1893 – April 10, 1960) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is best known as the composer of Jamaican Rumba (1938) and of the Storm Clouds Cantata, featured in both versions of the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man who Knew Too Much, in 1934 and 1956.
Discography
Albums
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Colonial Diversions
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Symphony no. 1 / Ballade for String Orchestra
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Double Concertos
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Violin Concerto / Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra / Elegy, Waltz and Toccata for Viola and Orchestra
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The Film Music of Arthur Benjamin & Leighton Lucas
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British Clarinet Sonatas, Vol. 2
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Violin Sonatina / Viola Sonata
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Rózsa: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Benjamin: Romantic Fantasy
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Songs
Links
Teacher
Also known as
Benjamin
Tags
- australian composer
- composer
- conductor
- teacher
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f0b0107d-b07c-43b8-b46a-aa3e87a43c83
- ISNI
- 0000000121359504
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.