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George Arnold Haynes Safroni-Middleton, also known as Count Safroni (born in Kent on 3 September 1873, died in Streatham on 7 November 1950) was a British composer, director, violinist, harpist, writer and amateur astronomer. For several works he used the pseudonym William H. Myddleton. == Biography == Safroni-Middleton studied violin with Pablo de Sarasate and afterwards started performing as violinist. He played the violin in the ''Orchestra of "Her Majesty's Theatre"'' in Sydney, the ''Orchestra of the Opera House'' in Auckland, the ''Providence Opera House'' in Providence (Rhode Island), the ''Tokyo Orchestra'', the ''Government House (Sarawak) Orchestra'' and the ''Government House (Hayti) Mexico Orchestra''. As solo performer he toured around Australia, South America, Italy and Spain. Later he became bandmaster of the ''Orchestra of the Carl Rosa Opera Company'' in London. He married on Alice Elizabetta St. John on 27 July 1910. Together they had five children: Alice Pauline, Gabrielle, Hugh, Joan and Mary M A. As a writer he wrote many novels, travel guides and poems. He explored Borneo, Papua New Guinea en Malaysia. As a composer he is mainly known for his marches and dance music for the harmony orchestra. His best known piece is probably ''Imperial Echoes'' (1913), which for many years was the theme of ''Radio Newsreel'' on BBC radio. He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery on 10 November 1950, age 77. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arnold Safroni-Middleton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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