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| | Theremin Vox - Arthur Bliss |
 | | From the late twenties onwards Bliss moved more into the traditional English scene with choral works such as ‘Pastoral’ and ‘Morning Heroes’, and in the 1930s he wrote the music for the film ‘Things to Come’ and the ballet ‘Checkmate’. |
| | With the return of peace, Bliss’ career took off rapidly as a composer of what were, for British audiences, startlingly new pieces often for unusual ensembles, such as a concerto for wordless tenor voice, piano and strings, and ‘Rout’ for soprano and chamber orchestra, in which the voice sings phonetic sounds rather than words. |
| | Bliss was always an ambitious, prolific composer, and some of his works were clearly intended for a wider international audience than they actually received. |
| www.thereminvox.com /article/view/84/1/25 (395 words) |
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