BBC Radio Orchestra
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The BBC Radio Orchestra was a professional British broadcasting ensemble that performed a wide range of light music, jazz, and popular repertoire for BBC radio and television from the mid-20th century.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical ensemble
ⓘ
radio orchestra ⓘ |
| alsoBroadcastOn | television ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
BBC Radio 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BBC Radio 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
budget cuts at the BBC
ⓘ
changing broadcasting priorities ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| employedAs | staff orchestra for the BBC ⓘ |
| ensembleType | large studio orchestra ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
light music ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
radio listeners
ⓘ
television viewers ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
post-war period ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental music ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
live broadcast performances
ⓘ
recording sessions without live audience ⓘ |
| notableConductor |
John Fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malcolm Lockyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Hazlehurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC music ensembles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerOf |
film and show music arrangements
ⓘ
light orchestral music ⓘ popular standards ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | broadcast performance ensemble ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | radio ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide music for BBC radio programmes
ⓘ
to provide music for BBC television programmes ⓘ |
| repertoireCharacteristic |
crossed classical and popular styles
ⓘ
featured specially commissioned arrangements ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass
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rhythm section ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
accompanying light entertainment programmes
ⓘ
accompanying variety shows ⓘ recording library music for broadcast ⓘ |
| workLocation | BBC studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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