Person Open DS/UK/7050 Bliss; Sir; Arthur (2 August 1891-27 March 1975); CH KCVO; English composer and conductor Bliss Arthur Sir 2 August 1891-27 March 1975 English composer and conductor Male (cisgender) Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss Barnes, London, England (born)

British Music | Composer, Conductor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Sir Arthur Bliss was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he quickly became known as an unconventional and modernist composer, but within the decade he began to display a more traditional and romantic side in his music. In the 1920s and 1930s he composed extensively not only for the concert hall, but also for films and ballet. In the Second World War, Bliss returned to England from the US to work for the BBC and became its director of music. After the war he resumed his work as a composer, and was appointed Master of the Queen's Music. In Bliss's later years, his work was respected but was thought old-fashioned, and it was eclipsed by the music of younger colleagues such as William Walton and Benjamin Britten. Since his death, his compositions have been well represented in recordings, and many of his better-known works remain in the repertoire of British orchestras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bliss (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/20/2013 RAHAKirkbride 7/21/2023 5b427fb7-a6b0-423c-b74a-2a49ef0384e7