Malcolm Arnold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Malcolm Arnold

English composer, conductor

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Sep-2006

Profession: composer, conductor, film score composer, trumpeter, jazz musician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an 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.
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, among these The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won an Oscar.