Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Leslie Benjamin (18 September 1893, in Sydney – 10 April 1960, in London) 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Sydney, Died April 10, 1960 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5RC-0446 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Elegy, waltz and toccata, part 1 | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D5RC-0447 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Elegy, waltz and toccata, part 2 | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D5RC-0448 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Elegy, waltz and toccata, part 3 | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D5RC-0449 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Elegy, waltz and toccata, part 4 | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D5RC-0450 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Cookie [from Jamaican street songs] | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | D5RC-0451 | 12-in. | 5/22/1945 | Jamaican rumba | William Primrose ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Viola solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Benjamin, Arthur," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103902.
Benjamin, Arthur. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103902.
"Benjamin, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Benjamin, Arthur, 1893-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82149138
Wikidata: Arthur Benjamin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177229
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61814849
MusicBrainz: Arthur Benjamin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f0b0107d-b07c-43b8-b46a-aa3e87a43c83
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/101649 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/101649
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