Robert John Farnon
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Composition list
Symphonic music
Vocal music
Opera and lyrical music
Concertante music
Sheet music for Robert John Farnon
Rondeau from 'Abdelazer' — D. Farnon
concert band — score and parts —
Theme from 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'. Composed by D. Farnon. Arranged by David Farnon. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 3:20. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10102).
Price: $55.00
Rondeau from 'Abdelazer' — D. Farnon
concert band — score only —
Theme from 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'. Composed by D. Farnon. Arranged by David Farnon. Band Music. Score only. Duration 3:10. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11102).
Price: $7.00
A Winter Largo — D. Farnon
concert band — score and parts —
Composed by D. Farnon. Arranged by David Farnon. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 2:45. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10138).
Price: $45.00
A Winter Largo — D. Farnon
concert band — score only —
Composed by D. Farnon. Arranged by David Farnon. Band Music. Score only. Duration 2:45. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11138).
Price: $7.00
The Westminster Waltz — Robert Farnon
piano — — Classical,Standards
By Robert Farnon. This edition: Interactive Download. Classical, Standards. 6 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.84634).
Price: $3.00
Farnon: Concorde March — London Symphony Orchestra
— — Classical
By London Symphony Orchestra. By Robert Farnon (1917-). Classical, Orchestral. Classical. Naxos #CRD6001. Published by Naxos (NX.CRD6001).
Price: $12.00
Minuet in F — David Farnon
Saxophone Ensemble — score and parts —
Composed by David Farnon. Chamber Music. Score and parts. Duration 2:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R60207).
Price: $12.00
Pavane — David Farnon
Woodwind Ensemble — score and parts —
Composed by David Farnon. Chamber Music. Score and parts. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R60128).
Price: $12.00
The Band of the Irish Defence Forces: Rhapsodic Winds — The Band of the Irish Defence Forces
— — Classical
By The Band of the Irish Defence Forces. By Archibald J. Potter, Arthur W. Darley, Col Wilhelm Fritz Brase, Hamilton Harty, James Bolger, John F. Larchet, Thomas C. Kelly, Traditional Irish, Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), Robert Farnon (1917-), Sean O riada (1931-1971), and Gerard Victory (1921-1995). Classical. Naxos #RTECD157. Published by Naxos (NX.RTECD157).
Price: $12.00
Dedicated — David M.A.P. Palmquist
— CD — Classical
By David M.A.P. Palmquist, The Band of the Tivoli Guard, and The Tivoli Youth Guard. By Arne Ole Stein, Bent Fabricius Bjerre, Dan Glaesel, David M.A.P. Palmquist, H.C. Lumbye, Henrik Madsen, Ib Glindemann, Martin Holtegaard, Nell Krogh Larsen, Stig Nordestgaard, and Robert Farnon (1917-). Classical. CD. Naxos #DACOCD776. Published by Naxos (NX.DACOCD776).
Price: $16.00
He is mainly known for his light music.
- Jumping Bean
- Portrait of a Flirt
- A Star is Born
- A la claire fontaine
- Canadian impressions
- Westminster Waltz
- Symphony no. 1
- Symphony no. 2
Robert Farnon also wrote the music for more than forty motion pictures, including Maytime in Mayfair (1949) and Captain Horatio Hornblower RN (1951), as well as for a number of television series and miniseries, including The Prisoner and A Man Called Intrepid.
Born in Canada, Robert Farnon decided to stay in Europe after World War II, when he was there as Canadian Army captain and the conductor/arranger of the Canadian Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force.