Ronald Binge

Ronald Binge (15 July, 1910 – 6 September, 1979) was a British composer and arranger of "light music".

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15 July - 1910 - 6 September - 1979 - British - Light music

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His best known compositions are probably Elizabethan Serenade and Sailing By - the latter notably from its use as the music which to this day is played at 0045 each morning, before the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4. One of his other well-known pieces is a concerto for Alto Saxophone.

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Sailing By - Shipping Forecast - BBC Radio 4 - Alto Saxophone

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Binge is probably most famous as being the inventor of the "cascading strings" effect which is the signature sound of the Mantovani orchestra, much used in arrangements of popular music; it later became associated with "easy listening" music and Muzak.

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Mantovani - Muzak

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