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Gordon Jacob (05 Jul 1895 - 08 Jun 1984)

Male Person - United Kingdom composer

Relationships (11)

Students

  1. Miriam Hyde (1932 - 1935)
  2. Edward Harper (1963 - 1964)
  3. Alan Ridout
  4. Adrian Cruft
  5. Alan Abbott
  6. Stanley Bate
  7. Avril Coleridge-Taylor
  8. Pamela Harrison
  9. Esther Rofe
  10. Robert Turner
  11. Herbert Howells

Recordings by (110)

  1. Variations on Annie Laurie: Theme 2:07 (1989)
  2. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 1 0:30 (1989)
  3. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 2 1:14 (1989)
  4. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 3 0:54 (1989)
  5. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 5 1:44 (1989)
  6. Fantasia for Euphonium and Brass Band: Adagio Molto 3:37 (1993)
  7. Fantasia for Euphonium and Brass Band: Allegro 1:38 (1993)
  8. Fantasia for Euphonium and Brass Band: Allegro Moderato 4:14 (1993)
  9. Fantasia for Euphonium and Brass Band: Cadenza 2:18 (1993)
  10. William Byrd Suite: I. The Earle of Oxford's Marche 3:11 (01 Jan 2008)
  11. William Byrd Suite: II. Pavana 3:07 (01 Jan 2008)
  12. William Byrd Suite: III. Jhon Come Kisse Me Now 1:58 (01 Jan 2008)
  13. William Byrd Suite: IV: The Mayden's Song 3:59 (01 Jan 2008)
  14. William Byrd Suite: V. Wolsey's Wilde 2:22 (01 Jan 2008)
  15. William Byrd Suite: VI. The Bells 4:03 (01 Jan 2008)
  16. Concerto for Bassoon: I. Allegro 5:23 (01 Jan 2008)
  17. Concerto for Bassoon: II. Adagio 6:28 (01 Jan 2008)
  18. Concerto for Bassoon: III. Allegro giacoso 5:27 (01 Jan 2008)
  19. Giles Farnaby Suite: I. Fantasia 2:36 (01 Jan 2008)
  20. Giles Farnaby Suite: II. The Old Spagnoletta 1:11 (01 Jan 2008)
  21. Giles Farnaby Suite: III. Giles Farnaby's Dreame 2:20 (01 Jan 2008)
  22. Giles Farnaby Suite: IV. Farnaby's Conceit 1:05 (01 Jan 2008)
  23. Giles Farnaby Suite: V. His Rest 1:16 (01 Jan 2008)
  24. Giles Farnaby Suite: VI. His Humour 1:48 (01 Jan 2008)
  25. Giles Farnaby Suite: VII. Tell Mee, Daphne 1:54 (01 Jan 2008)
  26. Giles Farnaby Suite: VIII. Rosasolis 1:34 (01 Jan 2008)
  27. Giles Farnaby Suite: IX. A Toye 2:37 (01 Jan 2008)
  28. Giles Farnaby Suite: X. Loth to Depart 2:07 (01 Jan 2008)
  29. Giles Farnaby Suite: XI. Tower Hill 1:02 (01 Jan 2008)
  30. Flag of Stars 10:45 (01 Jan 2008)
  31. An Original Suite: I. March 3:39 (01 Jan 2008)
  32. An Original Suite: II. Intermezzo 4:31 (01 Jan 2008)
  33. An Original Suite: III. Finale 2:07 (01 Jan 2008)
  34. Fantasia for Euphonium 10:10 (01 Jan 2008)
  35. William Byrd - The Battell: I. The Souldier's Sommons 1:13 (01 Jan 2008)
  36. William Byrd - The Battell: II. The Marche of Footemen 0:52 (01 Jan 2008)
  37. William Byrd - The Battell: III. The Marche of Horsmen 1:12 (01 Jan 2008)
  38. William Byrd - The Battell: IV. The Trumpetts 1:23 (01 Jan 2008)
  39. William Byrd - The Battell: V. The Irishe Marche 1:29 (01 Jan 2008)
  40. William Byrd - The Battell: VI. The Bagpipe and the Drone 1:10 (01 Jan 2008)
  41. William Byrd - The Battell: VII. The Flute and the Droome 2:51 (01 Jan 2008)
  42. William Byrd - The Battell: VIII. The Marche to the Fighte 2:11 (01 Jan 2008)
  43. William Byrd - The Battell: IX. The Retraite 0:56 (01 Jan 2008)
  44. William Byrd - The Battell: X. The Buriing of the Dead 1:39 (01 Jan 2008)
  45. William Byrd - The Battell: XI. The Galliarde for the Victorie 1:45 (01 Jan 2008)
  46. William Byrd - The Battell: XII. The Morris 0:53 (01 Jan 2008)
  47. William Byrd - The Battell: XIII. The Souldiers' Dance and Delight 1:17 (01 Jan 2008)
  48. Music for a Festival: I. Intrada 1:44 (01 Jan 2008)
  49. Music for a Festival: II. Overture 3:56 (01 Jan 2008)
  50. Music for a Festival: III. Round of Seven Parts 2:00 (01 Jan 2008)
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On Recordings (11)

Arranged

  1. English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday) 2:54 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (1988)
  2. English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset) 3:03 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (1988)
  3. English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy) 2:52 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (1988)
  4. The National Anthem 2:07 Choristers from Chapel Choir of Methodist College, Belfast, Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Choir of Westminster Abbey, Octet from the Monteverdi Choir, Choristers from Truro Cathedral Choir, Andrew Nethsingha, Peter Holder, Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force, Wing Commander Piers Morrell OBE MVO, Coronation Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano (15 May 2023)

Conducted

  1. Variations on Annie Laurie: Theme 2:07 Gordon Jacob (1989)
  2. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 1 0:30 Gordon Jacob (1989)
  3. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 5 1:44 Gordon Jacob (1989)
  4. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 2 1:14 Gordon Jacob (1989)
  5. Variations on Annie Laurie: Variation 3 0:54 Gordon Jacob (1989)

Orchestrated

  1. Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra 3:54 Léon Goossens, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar (1998)
  2. I Was Glad 7:31 Waynflete Singers, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Timothy Byram-Wigfield, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill (18 Feb 2002)

Credited as (24)

  1. Gordon Jacob
  2. Bax, Holst, Jacob, Moeran; Sarah Francis, English String Quartet
  3. Händel, Babell, Baston, Gordon Jacob; Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Kenneth Sillito
  4. [unknown], arr. Gordon Jacob
  5. Händel, Babell, Baston, Jacob; Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Kenneth Sillito
  6. Sir Arthur Somervell, Gordon Jacob; Thea King, Aeolian Quartet
  7. Jacob, Ireland, Arnold, Delius, Berkeley; Martin Outram, Julian Rolton
  8. Paul Patterson, Kenneth Leighton, Gordon Jacob; Clare Howick, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn
  9. Beethoven, Jacob, Hindemith, Vinter; Brain
  10. Ralph Vaughan Williams / Gordon Jacob
  11. Gordon Jacob, Malcolm Arnold, York Bowen, Ruth Gipps, Gilbert Vinter; David Pyatt, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite
  12. Jacob, Moody; Tommy Reilly, Skaila Kanga, Hindar Quartet
  13. Ralph Vaughan Williams orch. Gordon Jacob
  14. Armstrong Gibbs, Madeleine Dring, Robin Milford, Cyril Rootham, Gordon Jacob; Guildhall Strings, Martin Roscoe
  15. Charles Lecocq / Gordon Jacob
  16. Beethoven, Jacob, Hindemith, Vinter; Brain, Dennis Brain Wind Quintet, Benjamin Britten, George Malcolm, Noel Mewton-Wood, BBC Concert Orchestra, Vilem Tausky
  17. John Blackwood McEwen, York Bowen, Gustav Holst, Karl Jenkins, Gordon Jacob, Susan Spain-Dunk; Camarilla Ensemble
  18. Gordon Jacob; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
  19. Richard Harvey, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Gordon Jacob; Michala Petri, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Jean Thorel
  20. Gordon Jacob; North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
  21. John Addison, Gordon Jacob, Edmund Rubbra; Simon Callaghan, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Stephen Bell, George Vass
  22. [traditional], arr. Gordon Jacob
  23. Gordon Jacob; Annabel Knight, Robin Bigwood, Maggini Quartet
  24. E.J Moeran, Gordon Jacob; Iris Loveridge

Works (221)

Arranged

  1. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (04 Apr 1945)
  2. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra: I. Grave (04 Apr 1945)
  3. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra: II. Allegro molto (04 Apr 1945)
  4. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra: III. Adagio (04 Apr 1945)
  5. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra: IV. Allegro Risoluto (04 Apr 1945)
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Composed

  1. Helen of Kirkconnell (28 Jan 1922)
  2. William Byrd Suite: VI. The Bells (1922)
  3. William Byrd Suite: I. The Earle of Oxford's Marche (1922)
  4. William Byrd Suite: II. Pavana (1922)
  5. William Byrd Suite: III. Jhon Come Kisse me Now (1922)
  6. William Byrd Suite: IV. The Mayden's Song (1922)
  7. William Byrd Suite: V. Wolsey's Wilde (1922)
  8. Viola Concerto no. 1 in C minor (1925)
  9. Clogher Head (02 Mar 1928)
  10. Passacaglia on a Well-Known Theme (10 Apr 1931)
  11. Folly's Song (11 Apr 1934)
  12. Variations on an Original Theme (24 Feb 1936)
  13. A Festival Overture (1941)
  14. Clarinet Quintet in G minor (1942)
  15. Clarinet Quintet in G minor: I. Tempo moderato (1942)
  16. Clarinet Quintet in G minor: II. Allegro con brio (1942)
  17. Clarinet Quintet in G minor: III. Rhapsody. Poco lento (1942)
  18. Clarinet Quintet in G minor: IV. Introduction, Theme and Variations (1942)
  19. Bassoon Concerto: II. Adagio (1947)
  20. Bassoon Concerto (1947)
  21. Bassoon Concerto: I. Allegro (1947)
  22. Bassoon Concerto: III. Rondo. Allegro giocoso (1947)
  23. Festal March (1948)
  24. Symphonic Suite no. 2 (1949)
  25. Fantasia on the Alleluia Hymn (1949)
  26. Concerto for Horn and Strings (1951)
  27. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra (1953)
  28. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio (1953)
  29. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: II. Andante espressivo (1953)
  30. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: III. Allegro ma non troppo (1953)
  31. Flag of Stars (17 Apr 1954)
  32. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Vivace alla marcia (1955)
  33. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1955)
  34. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Andante maestoso - Allegro molto - Andante maestoso (1955)
  35. Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Adagio molto (1955)
  36. Cello Concerto (1955)
  37. Variations on Annie Laurie (11 Oct 1956)
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Orchestrated

  1. English Folk Song Suite (1924) additional
  2. English Folk Song Suite: I. March “Seventeen Come Sunday” (1924)
  3. English Folk Song Suite: III. March “Folk Songs From Somerset” (1924)
  4. English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo “My Bonny Boy” (1924)
  5. First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1: I. Chaconne (01 May 1940)
  6. First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1: II. Intermezzo (01 May 1940)
  7. First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1: III. March (01 May 1940)
  8. First Suite in E-flat, op. 28 no. 1 (01 May 1940)
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Links (14)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.gordonjacob.org/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81018883
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138955321
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1109120
  4. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=91997
  5. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1125513A
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6rv1vhq
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81018883
  8. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118877852

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/2229531

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1044507

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414202/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/111071461

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1350215