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Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 1895 – 8 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music in London from 1924 until his retirement in 1966, and published four books and many articles about music.
The piece was then arranged for full orchestra in 1924 by Vaughan Williams' student Gordon Jacob and published as English Folk Song Suite. The piece was later arranged for British-style brass band in 1956 by Frank Wright and published as English Folk Songs Suite . [ 2 ]
The Concerto for Horn and Strings is a concerto for horn and string orchestra in three movements by the English composer Gordon Jacob. The work was composed in 1951 for soloist Dennis Brain and premiered on 8 May 1951, with Jacob conducting the Riddick String Orchestra in Wigmore Hall, London. The piece has been regarded as one of the most ...
Concerto D’Amore for Violin and Orchestra by Wilfred Josephs Violins - Jagdish Mistry and (unexpectedly) Candida Thompson The piece starts with the concerts manager announcing that due to a booking error, two violins have been scheduled for the same concert.
He later attended the Royal College of Music in London, studying composition with Gordon Jacob. [7] Horovitz then undertook a year of further study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. His musical career began in 1950, when he became music director at the Bristol Old Vic. He was subsequently active as a conductor of ballet and opera, and toured ...
Massine revived the work for Sadler's Wells Ballet during a visit to London in 1947 (when he also staged and danced in Le Tricorne and La Boutique Fantasque), [5] with the title Mam'zelle Angot and a new score, taken mainly from La fille de Madame Angot, [n 2] arranged by Gordon Jacob, designs by André Derain, and a cast that included Margot ...
The First Suite was a catalysing force that convinced many other prominent composers that serious music could be written specifically for the combination of woodwinds, percussion and brass. Works such as the English Folk Song Suite (1923) of Ralph Vaughan Williams and the William Byrd Suite (1923) of Gordon Jacob are leading examples.
Co-arrangement with Gordon Jacob Instrumental: 1937: The Rival Sisters: Strings, ad lib woodwind and percussion: Arrangements of Purcell's suite for small orchestra Vocal: 1938: Pelham Humphrey: Three Songs (Pelham Humphrey) Voice and piano: Vocal: 1938: Ten Appalachian Folk Songs: Voice and piano: Choral: 1940: Six Traditional Carols (first ...