Hobson's Brass is Malcolm Arnold’s score to David Lean’s 1954 film Hobson’s Choice was one of three collaborations between the composer and director. It’s a story of Henry Hobson played by Charles Laughtan who runs a successful bootmaker’s shop in nineteenth-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub he tries forcefully to rule the lives of his three unruly daughters. Brass Band Grade 5: 1st Section. Duration 10 minutes.
