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David Bell

p, vn, 1924-2015 GB
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Conductor of Soundtrack, Jazz and Electronic
A.k.a. John Thomas Fox John Fox (2) Peter Balding

David Bell (born 30 April 1924, Sutton, Surrey, England - died 10 February 2015, Banstead, Surrey, England) was a pseudonym used by John Fox (2), a British composer and conductor of light music. He was a regular conductor and arranger for the BBC Symphony Orchestra on Radio 2. In 1971 he founded the John Fox Orchestra for a concert given to the 75th anniversary of George Gershwin. He also composed several pieces for piano or orchestras (often performing with his second wife, Joy Devon) and was a prolific producer of library music.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Violin
Genres
  • Soundtrack
  • Jazz
  • Electronic
  • Children's Music
Popular Tracks   
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String" on Karajan A-Z: Adam - Bartók by Johann Sebastian Bach, Herbert von Karajan, Adolphe Adam & Béla Bartók
Adagio in G Minor "Albinoni's Adagio" on Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor / Pachelbel: Canon by Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Vivaldi, Herbert von Karajan, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Christoph Willibald Gluck & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (opening) on Essential Film Classics by Various Artists
A Whiter Shade of Pale (2023 Remaster) on Classic Rock Renaissance by London Symphony Orchestra
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64: III. Der Anstieg on Strauss, R.: An Alpine Symphony Op.64 by Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & David Bell
Lonely Heart's Club on Comic Collection, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64: I. Nacht on Strauss, R.: An Alpine Symphony Op.64 by Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & David Bell
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64: II. Sonnenaufgang on Strauss, R.: An Alpine Symphony Op.64 by Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & David Bell
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64: IV. Eintritt in den Wald on Strauss, R.: An Alpine Symphony Op.64 by Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & David Bell
Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major on Elgar: Enigma Variations & Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5 by Edward Elgar & Sir Adrian Boult

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Comic Collection 3 - Period SlapstickJohn Fiddy, Otto Sieben, Grahame Maclean, Steve Bulla, Jeff M. Kidwell, Mladen Franko, David Bell, Henryk Kuźniak1994Album
Comic Cuts, Vol. 3: Descriptive Slapstick And Solo EffectsGil Flat, Frank Syman, David Bell1980Album
Comic Cuts, Vol. 2: Slapstick - Animation - EffectsDavid Bell, Mladen Franko1980Album
Comic Cuts, Vol. 1: Comedy - Children - CartoonDavid Bell, Otto Sieben, Horst Jankowski, Alfi Kabiljo1980Album
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