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Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, CH, KCVO (2nd August 1891-27th March 1975) was a British composer. Born to an American father and English mother, Bliss went to Bilton Grange Preparatory School and Rugby before going up to Cambridge. He was destined to display characteristics of both nations, his profound romanticism balanced by an unquenchable energy and optimism. After studying at the Royal Colleg...read more

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Top Tracks of Arthur Bliss

Adam Zero: Approach of Autumn

Piano Concerto: Adagietto

March from Things To Come

Adam Zero: Adam's Fates

Prince of Wales Investiture Music, F. 76

Fanfare For the Lord Mayor of London

A Colour Symphony: Purple: Andante maestoso

A Colour Symphony: Red: Allegro vivace

A Colour Symphony: Blue: Gently Flowing

Kenilworth: II. Serenade on the Lake

A Colour Symphony: Green: Moderato

Adam Zero: Dance of Spring

Bliss: Royal Fanfare

Study, Op. 16, No. 3: Allegro

Adam Zero: Fanfare Overture

Morning Heroes, F. 32: V. (a) Now, Trumpeter, for thy Close - Spring Offensive

Adam Zero: Birth Of Adam

Adam Zero: Re-entry Of Adam's Fates

Adam Zero: Dance of Summer

Adam Zero: Bridal Ceremony

Morning Heroes, F. 32: IV. (b) The Heroes

Adam Zero: The Stage

Adam Zero: Adam Achieves Power

Adam Zero: Destruction Of Adam's World

Wedding Fanfare

Adam Zero: Night Club Scene

Adam Zero: Approach Of Winter

The Beatitudes, F. 28: Prelude. A Troubled World

Adam Zero: Dance With Death

Adam Zero: Fanfare Coda

Study, Op. 16, No. 2: Adagio ma non troppo

Fanfare Overture

Adam Zero: Love Dance (Awakening of Love)

Adam Zero: Finale: The Stage Is Set Again

Viola Sonata: I. Moderato

Piano Concerto: Allegro con brio

A Colour Symphony: I. Purple: Andante maestoso

Piano Concerto: II. Adagietto

Things to Come - Suite: March

A Colour Symphony: IV. Green: Moderato

A Colour Symphony: III. Blue: Gently flowing

Jubilant' Fanfare

Piano Concerto: I. Allegro con brio

A Colour Symphony: II. Red: Allegro vivace

Piano Quartet in A Minor: Poco adagio e espressivo

Clarinet Quintet: I. Moderato

Cello Concerto: I. Allegro Deciso

Ballet for Children

Piano Concerto: Andante maestoso - Molto vivo

Prayer of St Francis of Assisi, F. 47

Piano Quartet in A Minor: Intermezzo: Tempo di Mazurka

Bliss: Welcome the Queen

Poco adagio e espressivo

Things To Come: March

Music for Strings, F. 123: II. Andante, molto sostenuto

Melee Fantasque

Welcome the Queen

Piano Quartet in A Minor: Allegro furioso

The Suicide's Body is Brought In

Viola Sonata: II. Andante

Music for Strings, F. 123: III. Allegro molto - Andante moderato

Cello Concerto: III. Allegro

Purple: Andante maestoso

String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro con spirito

Things to Come Suite: VI. March

Viola Sonata: III. Furiant: Molto Allegro

Things to Come (March)

Clarinet Quintet: IV. Allegro energico

I. Prologue - The Players: Moderato maestoso

Piano Concerto: III. Andante maestoso - Molto vivo

The Girl Suicide

Conversations: No. 2 In the Wood: Adagio

Cello Concerto: II. Larghetto

Clarinet Quintet: II. Allegro molto

String Quartet No. 2: II. Sostenuto

Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: Allegro giusto - Larghetto tranquillo - Vivo

Piano Sonata: Moderato marcato

Mêlée fantasque, F. 119 (1937 Version for Orchestra)

Music for Strings, F. 123: I. Allegro moderato, enerfico

Oboe Quintet: III. Vivace

Morning Heroes - A Symphony for Orator, Chorus and Orchestra (1991 Digital Remaster): I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache (The Iliad)

VII. Entry of the Red Castles: Allegro molto deciso

Piano Sonata: Allegro

Piano Sonata: Adagio sereno

Morning Heroes: I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache

Aubade - from A Garland for the Queen

Epilogue from Things to Come

III. Vivo e con brio

A widow bird sate mourning

The Lady Of Shalott Prelude

Adam Zero: Ballet in One Scene: Approach of Autumn

Checkmate: V. The Red Knight’s Mazurka: Moderato giojosamente

Music for Strings, Op. 123: II. Andante, molto sostenuto

Conversations: No. 1 The Committee Meeting: Moderato

String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegretto grazioso

Things To Come: II. Interlude: The World In Ruins

Meditation III: Lambs

Music For Strings: I. Allegro Moderato, Energico

String Quartet No. 2: III. Vivo e con brio

Checkmate: X. The Duel: Maestoso moderato e molto appassionato

Music for Strings, Op. 123: I. Allegro moderato, energico

A Colour Symphony - I. Purple: Andante Maestoso

Things To Come: I. Prologue

Morning Heroes, F. 32: III. (b) The Bivouac's Flame

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 2: Ballet

War in the Air: Theme

Allegretto grazioso

Antiphonal Fanfare for Three Brass Choirs

Oboe Quintet: II. Andante con moto

A Colour Symphony - II. Red: Allegro Vivace

Conversations: No. 3 In the Ballroom: Scherzando

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 1: Elements

Miracle in the Gorbals: II. The Street

XII. Finale - Checkmate: Andante poco sostenuto - Allegro vivace e feroce

Miracle In The Gorbals: XII. The Mother's Lullaby

Things To Come: III. The Building Of The New World

Things To Come: IV. Attack On The Moon Gun

String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Andante maestoso - Allegro con brio

Checkmate: II. Dance of the Red Pawns: Allegro spirito scherzando

Viola Sonata: IV. Coda. Andante maestoso

Adam Zero: Love Dance - Awakening Of Love

A Colour Symphony - IV. Green: Moderato

Conversations: No. 4 Soliloquy: Andante tranquillo e molto rubato

Violin Concerto: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Meditation IV: He restoreth my soul

Miracle In The Gorbals: I. Overture

Valses fantastiques: I. Allegretto amabile

Things To Come: V. Epilogue

String Quartet No. 2: IV. Larghetto - Allegro

Checkmate: III. Dance of the Four Knights: Allegro moderato sempre robustamente

Checkmate: I. Prologue - The Players: Moderato maestoso

Music for Strings, F. 123: I. Allegro moderato, energico

Oboe Quintet: I. Assai sostenuto - Moderato - Allegro assai agitato - Tempo I (Moderato) - Molto meno mosso

Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

Clarinet Quintet: III. Adagietto espressivo

A Colour Symphony - III. Blue: Gently Flowing

The Beatitudes, F. 28: Voices of the Mob

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 3: Assertion

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 4: Speculation

Meditation V: In green pastures

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 13: Dedicated to G.D. and A.D.

Cello Concerto, Op. 120: III. Allegro

Approach of Autumn

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 12: Duet

Ballet For Children (from the film "Things To Come")

Music for Strings, Op. 123: III. Allegro molto - Presto

Bliss: Cello Concerto: II. Larghetto

Conversations: No. 5 In the Tube at Oxford Circus: Allegro energico

Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Introduction: The Lord is my Shepherd - I will fear no evil

I. Allegro moderato, energico

The Beatitudes, F. 28: Interlude

String Quartet in A major: Allegro vivace con grazia

Meditations on a theme by John Blow : Meditation 5: "In green pastures"

Things to Come - Edited by John Mauceri: Things To Come - Suite

Meditation I: He leadeth me beside the still waters

Music For Strings: II. Andante, Molto Sostenuto

Morning Heroes, F. 32: I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache

X. The Black Queen Dances: Allegro dispettoso

Melodrama - Attack

Oboe Quintet: Assai sostenuto - Allegro assai agitato

Checkmate: IV. Entry of the Black Queen: L’istesso tempo

Checkmate: VI. Ceremony of the Red Bishops: Largamente (misticamente)

Checkmate: VII. Entry of the Red Castles: Allegro molto deciso

String Quartet in A major: Moderato ma tranquillo

The Royal Palaces Suite: I. Queen Victoria's Call To The Throne

Things to Come - Suite: Prologue

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 5: Interjections

Pastoral for Clarinet and Piano

Miracle In The Gorbals: X. Dance Of Deliverance

Concerto for Piano and Orch.: Adagietto

VI. Ceremony of the Red Bishops: Largamente (misticamente)

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 6: Scherzo I

The Beatitudes, F. 28: No. 1, The Mount of Olives

Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Interlude: Through the valley of the shadow of death

Valses fantastiques: III. Poco lento e molto espressivo

String Quartet in A major: Andante sostenuto

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 9: Funeral Processions

Meditation II: Thy rod and staff they comfort me

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 14: Affirmation

Morning Heroes, F. 32: V. (b) Dawn on the Somme

Discourse (Revised 1965 Version): III. Andante Tranquillo

Andante maestoso - Molto vivo

Allegro con brio

The World in Ruins

Melodrama - Pestilence

Oboe Quintet: Andante con moto

The Rout Trot T42

Morning Heroes, F. 32: II. The City Arming

The Royal Palaces Suite: IV. Melodrama: The Murder Of Rizzio In Holyrood House

Viola Sonata: Andante

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 10: Cool Interlude

Discourse (Revised 1965 Version): II. Allegro Vivace (Gigue)

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 7: Contemplation

Things to Come - Suite: Attack On The Moon Gun

String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Vivace

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 11: Scherzo II

Metamorphic Variations: Variation 8: Polonaise

Morning Heroes, F. 32: IV. (a) Achilles Goes Forth to Battle

Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Finale: In the house of the Lord

Piano Sonata: III. Allegro

Miracle In The Gorbals: III. The Girl Suicide

Piano Sonata: I. Moderato marcato

Morning Heroes - A Symphony for Orator, Chorus and Orchestra (1991 Digital Remaster): III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

Love Dance (Awakening of Love)

String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Sostenuto

Checkmate: XI. The Attack: Allegro impetuoso e brillante

Things to Come - Suite: Epilogue

Clarinet Quintet: III. Adagietto espressivo - Allegro moderato

Oboe Quintet: II. Andante con moto - Allegro moderato - Tempo I

Morning Heroes: Vc. Dawn on the Somme

The Royal Palaces Suite: II. The Ballroom In Buckingham Palace

Things to Come - March

Oboe Quintet: I. Assai sostenuto

The Royal Palaces Suite: V. The Royal Palace, Theme

Miracle In The Gorbals: VI. The Official

Viola Sonata: Furiant

Miracle In The Gorbals: IV. The Young Lovers

Morning Heroes - A Symphony for Orator, Chorus and Orchestra (1991 Digital Remaster): II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

The Beatitudes, F. 28: No. 2, First and Second Beatitudes

The Beatitudes, F. 28: No. 9, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Beatitudes

Valses fantastiques: IV. Introduction: Moderato

String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major: II. Allegretto grazioso

The Beatitudes, F. 28: No. 4, I Got Me Flowers To Strew Thy Way

Processional - 1990 Remastered Version

Conversations: No. 2. In the Wood

Miracle In The Gorbals: XV. The Whispering Campaign

Discourse (Revised 1965 Version): V. Maestoso

Valses fantastiques: II. Poco piu andante

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

XI. The Attack: Allegro impetuoso e brillante

Finale: The Stage is Set Again

Oboe Quintet: Vivace

Checkmate: XII. Finale - Checkmate: Andante poco sostenuto - Allegro vivace e feroce

Checkmate: VIII. Entry Of The Red King And Queen: Grave

Viola Sonata: Moderato

III. Dance of the Four Knights: Allegro moderato sempre robustamente

Investiture Antiphonal Fanfare

Viola Sonata: Coda

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