Bliss, Sir Arthur, 1891–1975, English composer. Bliss's teachers included Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953. His early works, including pieces for wordless voices, were considered avant-garde. Bliss's works include ballets, cantatas, operas such as The Olympians (1949) and Tobias and the Angel (1958), the Colour Symphony (1932), a piano concerto (1938), quintets for oboe (1927) and clarinet (1931) with strings, and a concertina for cello and orchestra (1969). His autobiography was published in 1970.

Bliss, Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond)

(born Aug. 2, 1891, London, Eng.—died March 27, 1975, London) British composer. He studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst. Though he was compositionally adventurous at first, he later adopted a conservative, Romantic style. His works include A Colour Symphony (1922), Pastoral (1928), the choral symphony Morning Heroes (1930), Music for Strings (1936), and the ballets Checkmate (1937) and Miracle in the Gorbals (1944).

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Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975), composer and music director of the BBC (1942-45), was charged with ensuring that the classics weren't "mutilated" by modern interpretations.

The music stars they tried to ban; A Liverpool music historian ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The oddest bans imposed by the wonderfully named Dance Music Policy Committee were insisted upon by the composer Sir Arthur Bliss, who sought to suppress pop music inspired by classical themes such as 'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows' (from Chopin) by Perry Como.

The golden age of BBC censorship by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

We also performed The Beatitudes by Sir Arthur Bliss, conducted by the composer.

Letter: Your Say - High note at the cathedral by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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