Richard Arnell

English composer (1917–2009)
Person human Q1368007
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Richard Arnell

Summary

Richard Arnell is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on September 15, 1917[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on April 10, 2009[5]. He worked as a composer[6], choreographer[7], conductor[8], and film score composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Richard Arnell's place of birth was London[2].
  • Richard Arnell died in London[4].
  • Richard Arnell was born on September 15, 1917[3].
  • Richard Arnell died on April 10, 2009[5].
  • Richard Arnell held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Richard Arnell held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • English was Richard Arnell's native language[13].
  • Richard Arnell's professions included composer[6].
  • Richard Arnell's professions included choreographer[7].
  • Richard Arnell's professions included conductor[8].
  • Richard Arnell worked as a film score composer[9].
  • Richard Arnell was educated at Royal College of Music[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Arnell is The Great Detective[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Arnell is Q1970738[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Arnell is Symphony No. 6[17].
  • Richard Arnell is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard Arnell's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard Arnell's genre is symphony[20].
  • Richard Arnell's family name is recorded as Arnell[21].
  • Richard Arnell's given name is recorded as Richard[22].
  • Richard Arnell's given name is recorded as Anthony[23].
  • Richard Arnell's given name is recorded as Sayer[24].
  • Richard Arnell's official website is recorded as https://www.richardarnell.com/[25].
  • Richard Arnell studied under John Ireland[26].
  • Richard Arnell's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1917-09-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2009-04-10[31]

  • Community tags: composer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ab6235a6-5b4b-4281-8809-8a888407a487[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Arnell's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on September 15, 1917[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Richard Arnell's education included a stint at Royal College of Music[14]. He studied under John Ireland[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], choreographer[7], conductor[8], and film score composer[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Great Detective[15], a musical work/composition[34]; Q1970738[16], a musical work/composition[35]; and Symphony No. 6[17], a musical work/composition[36].

Death and Burial

Richard Arnell died on April 10, 2009[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Arnell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Richard Arnell born?

Richard Arnell was born in London[2].

Where did Richard Arnell die?

Richard Arnell died in London[4].

What did Richard Arnell do for work?

Richard Arnell worked as composer[6], choreographer[7], conductor[8], and film score composer[9].

Where did Richard Arnell go to school?

Richard Arnell was educated at Royal College of Music[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . schott-music.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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