Canon
Where to start with Arnold
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralA Grand, Grand Overture, op. 57
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ChamberDivertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet, op. 37
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Keyboard2 Piano Pieces
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StageBridge on the River Kwai
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OrchestralEnglish Dances, Set 1, op. 27
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OrchestralEnglish Dances, Set 2, op. 33
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Chamber3 Shanties, for wind quintet, op. 4
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Orchestral4 Cornish Dances, op. 91
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Orchestral4 Irish Dances, op. 126
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Orchestral4 Scottish Dances, op. 59
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Orchestral4 Welsh Dances, op. 138
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Chamber5 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 84
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OrchestralA Flourish, op. 112
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OrchestralA Sussex Overture, op. 31
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OrchestralAnniversary Overture, op. 99
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Arnold's catalogueMost Popular
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Guitar Concerto
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English Dances Sets 1 & 2
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Four Scottish Dances
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Brass Quintet No. 1
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Symphony No. 2
Most Acclaimed
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Symphony No. 5
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Symphony No. 9
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Violin Concerto No. 2
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Clarinet Concerto No. 2
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Sinfonietta No. 1
Most Weird
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Symphony No. 9written during a breakdown — the most disturbing of the nine
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A Grand, Grand Overturescored for floor polisher, vacuum cleaners, and rifle — written for the Hoffnung Festival
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Fantasy for Audience and Orchestra
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Symphony No. 8dark and introspective — rarely played
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The Padstow Lifeboatbrass band — written for the bicentennial of the Padstow lifeboat
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 111
- Orchestral
- A Grand, Grand Overture, op. 57
- English Dances, Set 1, op. 27
- English Dances, Set 2, op. 33
- 4 Cornish Dances, op. 91
- 4 Irish Dances, op. 126
- 4 Scottish Dances, op. 59
- 4 Welsh Dances, op. 138
- A Flourish, op. 112
- A Sussex Overture, op. 31
- Anniversary Overture, op. 99
- Beckus the Dandipratt, comedy overture, op. 5
- Clarinet Concerto no. 1, op. 20
- Clarinet Concerto no. 2, op. 115
- Commonwealth Christmas Overture, op. 64
- Concertino for Recorder and Strings, op. 41a
- Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, op. 104
- Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings, op. 32
- Fantasy for brass band, op. 114
- Fantasy on a theme of John Field, for piano and orchestra, op. 116
- Flute Concertino, op. 19a
- Guitar Concerto, op. 67
- H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, for military band, op. 60
- Harmonica Concerto, op. 46
- Little Suite no. 1, for brass band, op. 80
- Little Suite no. 2, for brass band, op. 93
- Little Suite no. 2, op. 78
- Little Suite no. 3, op. 142, "A Manx Suite"
- Machines, symphonic study, op. 30
- Oboe Concerto, op. 39
- Organ Concerto, op. 47
- Overseas March, for military band, op. 70
- Peterloo Overture, op. 97
- Popular Birthday
- Recorder Concerto, op. 133
- Robert Kett Overture, op. 141
- Saxophone Concerto
- Serenade for Guitar and Strings, op. 50
- Severn Bridge Variations: Var.1, for orchestra
- Shakespearean Cello Concerto, op. 136
- Symphony for Brass Instruments, op. 123
- Symphony for Strings, op. 13
- Symphony no. 1, op. 22
- Symphony no. 2, op. 40
- Symphony no. 3, op. 63
- Symphony no. 4, op. 71
- Symphony no. 5, op. 74
- Symphony no. 6, op. 95
- Symphony no. 7, op. 113
- Symphony no. 8, op. 124
- Symphony no. 9, op. 128
- Tam O'Shanter Overture, op. 51
- The Fair Field, op. 110
- The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
- The Padstow Lifeboat, op. 94
- The Smoke, op. 21
- The Sound Barrier, rhapsody, op. 38
- Variations on a Theme of Ruth Gipps, op. 122
- Water Music, for winds and percussion, op. 82
- Chamber
- Divertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet, op. 37
- 3 Shanties, for wind quintet, op. 4
- 5 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 84
- Clarinet Sonatina, op. 29
- Duo for 2 Clarinets, op. 135
- Fanfare for Louis, for 2 trumpets
- Fantasy for Bassoon, op. 86
- Fantasy for Cello, op. 130
- Fantasy for Clarinet, op. 87
- Fantasy for Flute and Clarinet
- Fantasy for Flute, op. 89
- Fantasy for Guitar, op. 107
- Fantasy for Harp, op. 117
- Fantasy for Recorder and String quartet, op. 140
- Fantasy for Trumpet, op. 100
- Flute Sonata, op. 121
- Grand Fantasia, for flute, trumpet and piano
- Overture for Wind Octet
- Phantasy, for string quartet, "Vita Abundans"
- Quintet no. 1 for 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba, op. 73
- Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1, op. 15
- Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2, op. 43
- Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 17
- Sonatina for flute and piano, op. 19
- Sonatina, for recorder and piano, op. 41
- Sonatine, for oboe and piano
- String Quartet no. 1, op. 23
- String Quartet no. 2, op. 118
- Suite Bourgeoise, for flute, oboe and piano
- Trio for Flute, Viola and Bassoon, op. 6
- Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 54
- Woodwind Quintet, op. 2
- Keyboard
- 2 Piano Pieces
- Dream City
- Piano Sonata
- Variations on a Ukrainian Folksong, op. 9
- Stage
- Bridge on the River Kwai
- David Copperfield
- Electra, op. 79 — Ballet
- Hobson's Choice
- Homage to the Queen, op. 42 — Ballet
- No Love for Johnnie
- Rinaldo and Armida, op. 49 — Ballet
- Stolen Face
- Sweeny Todd, op. 68 — Ballet
- The Belles of St. Trinians
- The Captain's Paradise
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
- The Roots of Heaven
- Trapeze
- Whistle Down the Wind
- You Know What Sailors Are
- Vocal
- Return of Odysseus, cantata for chorus and orchestra, op. 119