TDCM: November 12th - Arnold Bax

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Bio

Irish composer who received honorary Doctorates from Oxford, Durham, and Eire. Knighted and awarded the Victorian Order. He and his brother Clifford were also playwrights. Arnold wrote under the pseudonym Dermot O'Byrne.

Music

Tintagel

Symphony No. 4

Symphony No. 5

Symphony No. 6

Symphony No. 3 in C

Symphony No. 2 in E minor and C major

Symphony No. 1 in E flat

November Woods

The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew

Enchanted Summer