Arthur Leslie Benjamin (September 18, 1893, Sydney - April 10, 1960, London) was an Australian composer. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Benjamin won a scholarship from Brisbane Grammaae School to the Royal College of Music in 1911. After serving in the infantry and the air force during World War I, he became piano professor at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1919. He returned to England in 1921 to become piano professor at the Royal College of Music. Among his students at the Royal College was Benjamin Britten. He died in 1960 of cancer. The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The front facade of the RCM The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer, conductor and pianist. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Benjamin wrote many operas (The Devil Take Her, Prima Donna, and Mañana), orchestral works, songs and film scores. His best-known piece is Jamaican Rumba, composed in 1938, for which the Jamaican government gave him a free barrel of rum a year as thanks for making their country known.

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Another biography, this at the webpage of his publishers