Editing Arnold Bax (section)

==Honours and legacy==
Bax received the gold medals of the [[Royal Philharmonic Society]] (1931) and the [[Worshipful Company of Musicians]] (1931), and the Cobbett medal for chamber music (1931). He was awarded honorary doctorates by the universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] (1934) and [[University of Durham|Durham]] (1935) and the [[National University of Ireland]] (1947). A Bax Memorial Room at University College, Cork, was opened by Vaughan Williams in 1955.<ref name=abw/>       After Bax's knighthood in 1937 he was advanced to [[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] in 1953.<ref name=dnb/><ref name=who/> An [[English Heritage]] [[blue plaque]], unveiled in 1993, commemorates Bax at his birthplace, 13 Pendennis Road in Streatham.<ref>[https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/arnold-bax/ "Bax, Sir Arnold (1883–1953)"], English Heritage, retrieved 17 September 2015</ref>

In 1992 [[Ken Russell]] made a television film dramatising Bax's later years, ''The Secret Life of Arnold Bax''. Russell himself portrayed Bax and [[Glenda Jackson]], in her final role before leaving acting for 23 years to pursue her political career, appeared as Harriet Cohen.<ref>[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7c288419 "The Secret Life of Arnold Bax"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516143317/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7c288419 |date=16 May 2015 }}, British Film Institute, retrieved 18 September 2015</ref>

In 2022 a bronze plaque was installed at the Morar Hotel in [[Morar]] to commemorate Bax, who frequently stayed there from 1928 to 1940 and composed several significant works during this period. The initiative was led by the [[British Music Society]], with support from [[Historic Environment Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-01 |title=Arnold Bax to be recognised in Scotland - British Music Society |url=https://www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk/2020/04/5795/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Bax plaque installed in Morar - British Music Society |url=https://www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk/2022/07/bax-plaque-installed-in-morar/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |language=en-GB}}</ref>