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Robert Russell Bennett

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The Song of the High SeasRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Theme of the Fast Carriers by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Theme of the Fast CarriersRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to The Pacific Boils Over by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Pacific Boils OverRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Victory At Sea by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Victory At SeaRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Guadalcanal March by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Guadalcanal MarchRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to D-Day by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

D-DayRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to God Bless America by Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Russell Bennett, Robert Shaw Chorale & RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

God Bless AmericaRobert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Russell Bennett, Robert Shaw Chorale & RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Hard Work and Horseplay by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Hard Work and HorseplayRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Beneath the Southern Cross by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Beneath the Southern CrossRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Fire On the Waters by Robert Russell Bennett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fire On the WatersRobert Russell Bennett

More albums from Robert Russell Bennett

Listen to The Golden Age of Hollywood by Patrick Savage & Martin Cousin

ALBUMThe Golden Age of HollywoodPatrick Savage & Martin Cousin

ALBUMCelebration!The City of Fairfax Band

Listen to Bennett: Works for Wind Orchestra by Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Clark Rundell & Mark Heron

ALBUMBennett: Works for Wind OrchestraRoyal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Clark Rundell & Mark Heron

Listen to Timeless: Wind Band Dances & Other Concert Favorites by BYU Wind Symphony & Don Peterson

ALBUMTimeless: Wind Band Dances & Other Concert FavoritesBYU Wind Symphony & Don Peterson

Listen to The Sun Will Rise Again by Messiah College Wind Ensemble & Bradley Genevro

ALBUMThe Sun Will Rise AgainMessiah College Wind Ensemble & Bradley Genevro

Listen to Boston University Wind Ensemble and Terry Everson by Boston University Wind Ensemble & Terry Everson

ALBUMBoston University Wind Ensemble and Terry EversonBoston University Wind Ensemble & Terry Everson

ALBUMMusashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol.1 - 5Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble

Listen to Louis Kaufman Plays Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, and Robert Russell Bennett by Louis Kaufman

ALBUMLouis Kaufman Plays Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, and Robert Russell BennettLouis Kaufman

Listen to Winds of War and Peace by Lowell Graham

ALBUMWinds of War and PeaceLowell Graham

Listen to George Gershwin: Highlights from "Porgy & Bess" (1935 - 1950) by Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Alexander Smallens, Robert Merrill & Eleanor Steber

ALBUMGeorge Gershwin: Highlights from "Porgy & Bess" (1935 - 1950)Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Alexander Smallens, Robert Merrill & Eleanor Steber

Listen to Clarinet Chamber & Solo Classics, Vol. 1 by Tremont String Quartet, Paul Drew Drushler & Glennda Dove

ALBUMClarinet Chamber & Solo Classics, Vol. 1Tremont String Quartet, Paul Drew Drushler & Glennda Dove

Listen to Music for Trumpets, Horn and Wind Ensemble by John Laverty, Vince Dimartino, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble, Bradley P. Ethington, JD Shaw, Rich Illman & Gabriel DiMartino

ALBUMMusic for Trumpets, Horn and Wind EnsembleJohn Laverty, Vince Dimartino, Syracuse University Wind Ensemble, Bradley P. Ethington, JD Shaw, Rich Illman & Gabriel DiMartino

Listen to Caricatures by William Berz & Rutgers Wind Ensemble

ALBUMCaricaturesWilliam Berz & Rutgers Wind Ensemble

Listen to Anniversaries by Solano Winds & Bill Doherty

ALBUMAnniversariesSolano Winds & Bill Doherty

Listen to From the Trumpet Studio by The R&R Ensemble

ALBUMFrom the Trumpet StudioThe R&R Ensemble

Listen to Celebrations by Solano Winds Community Concert Band & Bill Doherty

ALBUMCelebrationsSolano Winds Community Concert Band & Bill Doherty

Listen to Bennett: Suite of Old American Dances - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Lone Star Wind Orchestra & Richard Shuster

ALBUMBennett: Suite of Old American Dances - Gershwin: Rhapsody in BlueEugene Migliaro Corporon, Lone Star Wind Orchestra & Richard Shuster

Listen to Wayne Marshall at La Verdi II by Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi & Wayne Marshall

ALBUMWayne Marshall at La Verdi IIOrchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi & Wayne Marshall

Listen to The Legacy of Robert Russell Bennett by Colonel Finley R. Hamilton & US Army Field Band

ALBUMThe Legacy of Robert Russell BennettColonel Finley R. Hamilton & US Army Field Band

Listen to American Treasures by United States Air Force Band

ALBUMAmerican TreasuresUnited States Air Force Band

Listen to Celebration by Lowell Graham & United States Air Force Band

ALBUMCelebrationLowell Graham & United States Air Force Band

Listen to Sounds, Shapes, and Symbols by Michael Haithcock & University of Michigan Symphony Band

ALBUMSounds, Shapes, and SymbolsMichael Haithcock & University of Michigan Symphony Band

Listen to Bennett: Abraham Lincoln - Sights And Sounds by R.R. Bennett & Robert Russel Bennett (1894-1981)

ALBUMBennett: Abraham Lincoln - Sights And SoundsR.R. Bennett & Robert Russel Bennett (1894-1981)

Listen to Omaggio a Heifetz (Arr. by Jascha Heifetz) by Salvatore Accardo & Laura Manzini

ALBUMOmaggio a Heifetz (Arr. by Jascha Heifetz)Salvatore Accardo & Laura Manzini

Listen to David Hickman, Trumpet by David Hickman, Pauline Soderholm & Eric Dalheim

ALBUMDavid Hickman, TrumpetDavid Hickman, Pauline Soderholm & Eric Dalheim

Listen to American Variations by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Cincinnati Wind Symphony & Brian Bowman

ALBUMAmerican VariationsEugene Migliaro Corporon, Cincinnati Wind Symphony & Brian Bowman

Listen to More Victory At Sea by Robert Russell Bennett

ALBUMMore Victory At SeaRobert Russell Bennett

Listen to Victory At Sea (Music from TV Series) [Remastered] by Robert Russell Bennett

ALBUMVictory At Sea (Music from TV Series) [Remastered]Robert Russell Bennett

Listen to Bennett, R.: Organ Sonata in G Major - Bingham, S.: Baroques - Crandell, R.: Carnival (Organo Deco) by David Britton

ALBUMBennett, R.: Organ Sonata in G Major - Bingham, S.: Baroques - Crandell, R.: Carnival (Organo Deco)David Britton

Listen to Winds Of Change: American Music For Wind Ensemble From The 1950s To The 1970s by Northwestern University Wind Ensemble

ALBUMWinds Of Change: American Music For Wind Ensemble From The 1950s To The 1970sNorthwestern University Wind Ensemble

Listen to Marian Anderson - Songs at Eventide (2021 Remastered Version) by Marian Anderson, Franz Rupp, Robert Russell Bennett & Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMMarian Anderson - Songs at Eventide (2021 Remastered Version)Marian Anderson, Franz Rupp, Robert Russell Bennett & Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMVictory At Sea, Vol. 3Robert Russell Bennett

Listen to Bennett: A Commemoration Symphony to Stephen Foster & A Symphonic Story of Jerome Kern by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & William Steinberg

ALBUMBennett: A Commemoration Symphony to Stephen Foster & A Symphonic Story of Jerome KernPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & William Steinberg

Listen to Heifetz (Various Works) by Jascha Heifetz & William Steinberg

ALBUMHeifetz (Various Works)Jascha Heifetz & William Steinberg

Listen to Cinderella (Original 1957 TV Cast Recording) by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Julie Andrews, Dorothy Strickney & Howard Lindsay

ALBUMCinderella (Original 1957 TV Cast Recording)Rodgers & Hammerstein, Julie Andrews, Dorothy Strickney & Howard Lindsay

About Robert Russell Bennett

Hometown

Kansas City, United States of America

Born

1894

Genre

Classical

Bennett studied with Busch in Kansas City and with Boulanger in Paris. He composed a wide variety of music, including several symphonies and orchestral works, music for chamber groups and wind bands, two operas and a ballet-opera. However, Bennett's recognition stems from his work in orchestration. This career started with a commission in 1919 by the publishers T.B. Harms to orchestrate songs for the theatre. One of his earliest efforts was Cole Porter's An Old Fashioned Garden (1919). He went on to become the leading orchestrator for Broadway musicals from the 1920s to the 60s. He scored some 300 productions, including the works of Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, Rodgers and Lowe. His efforts established criteria for other orchestrators to follow, and elevated the status of the orchestrator to equal to that of the authors and composers. Instrumentally Speaking (Melville, NY, 1975), is the title of his book on orchestration. ~ Lynn Vought