Arthur Benjamin

Musicians · conductor · music educator · pianist

🇦🇺 Australia

Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher

About Arthur Benjamin

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.

Quick facts

Known for: Two Jamaican Pieces, Violin Sonatina / Viola Sonata, British Clarinet Sonatas, Vol. 2
Born: 1893-09-18
Died: 1960-04-10
Artist type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Sydney
Associated area: Australia
Active period: 1893-09-18 – 1960-04-10
MusicBrainz description: Australian composer / pianist / conductor
Genres: classical
Music tags: australian composer, classical, composer, conductor, teacher
ISNI: 0000000121359504