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Classical Music Trivia Fun Facts about Malcolm Arnold & Johannes Brahms

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Malcolm Arnold learned music from London's Royal music college. The singer is famous for writing concertos, movie music, and symphonies.

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Arnold had been knighted in 1993 and, although he only spent a few years with orchestral musicians, he is still considered as one of their own.

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Arnold stated that all three of his symphony's movements contain a representation of each of his kids. Who could have guessed?

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Dennis Brain was tragically killed after the premiere of his work in 1957. He had a great love for cars.

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Arnold has said that each of the symphony's three movements contains a loose portrayal of one of his children.

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He is one of the finest German classical musicians. He composed for chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, voice, organ, piano, and chorus.

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He was born on 7 May 1833 in Hamburg, Germany. He was very poor at a young age and was paid to play piano in the dance halls so that he could contribute to the family.

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He died on 3 April 1897 in Vienna, Austria. He had begun composing at the age of 11 but later destroyed everything because he thought it was useless.

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His symphonies are among his best works. Once, he fell asleep during his job and got himself into trouble.

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Its first performance was in 1871. His style of composing was affected by a refugee from Hungary he had met.