Robert Russell Bennett
Bennett studied with Busch in Kansas City and with Boulanger in Paris. He composed a wide variety of music, including several symphonies and orchestral works, music for chamber groups and wind bands, two operas and a ballet-opera. However, Bennett's recognition stems from his work in orchestration. This career started with a commission in 1919 by the publishers T.B. Harms to orchestrate songs for the theatre. One of his earliest efforts was Cole Porter's An Old Fashioned Garden (1919). He went on to become the leading orchestrator for Broadway musicals from the 1920s to the 60s. He scored some 300 productions, including the works of Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, Rodgers and Lowe. His efforts established criteria for other orchestrators to follow, and elevated the status of the orchestrator to equal to that of the authors and composers. Instrumentally Speaking (Melville, NY, 1975), is the title of his book on orchestration.
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11 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Blue Pie Records USA em 01/01/1961
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Soundtracks - Lançado por Planet Blue Records em 01/01/1961
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The Pacific Boils Over
Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Vintage Jukebox em 16/06/2023
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Victory at Sea
Robert Russell Bennett, Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Music Manager em 07/02/2022
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Merrill, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Miscellaneous - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1958
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Classical - Lançado por Naxos Classical Archives em 01/12/2011
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, extraits (Mono Version)
Risë Stevens, Robert Miller, Robert Russell Bennett, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1956
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 3
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Classical - Lançado por Naxos Classical Archives em 01/05/2012
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Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Vol. 2
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Robert Russell Bennett
Classical - Lançado por Naxos Classical Archives em 01/12/2011
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Victory at Sea (Volume 2)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Music Manager em 07/02/2022
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Victory At Sea, Vol. 3
Pop - Lançado por Leverage em 01/01/1961
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