Sir Malcolm Arnold has composed in almost every genre, for professional and amateur alike, but his catalogue is dominated by his works for orchestra, including nine symphonies, numerous overtures, dances and suites, and music for film. Amongst the film scores are some of the finest works ever composed for the medium, notably the Oscar-winning Bridge on the River Kwai, composed in only ten days, and Inn of the Sixth Happiness, for which he won an Ivor Novello Award. Arnold's enjoyment of writing for film reflects a preference for composing with a particular event or performer in mind, an approach which is borne out in the many concerti he wrote for some of the foremost musicians of the 20th century, including Julian Bream, Benny Goodman, Larry Adler and James Galway.

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