Richard Arnell
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Richard Arnell (born September 15, 1917 in Hampstead, London) is an English composer of classical music.
Arnell studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1935 to 1939, and was taught there by John Dykes and John Ireland. His music has been championed by Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski and Bernard Herrmann, among others. Between 1947 and 1987 he taught at Trinity College in London.
Arnell composed the music for The Land (1942), a 45-minute documentary film directed by Robert J. Flaherty for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Arnell's six symphonies were first recorded in 2005 by the Musica Nova Orchestra, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, conducted by Warren Cohen.
