Gordon Jacob
Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob , CBE (born July 5, 1895 in Upper Norwood , London , † June 8, 1984 in Saffron Walden , Essex ) was an English classical composer , conductor , arranger and music teacher .
Life
He was one of 60 survivors of a 800-strong battalion in the First World War . From 1919 to 1923 he studied at the Royal College of Music in London with Stanford , Boult and Vaughan Williams (with the latter he was also a pen friend afterwards). From 1924 until his retirement in 1966 he taught himself at the Royal College. Malcolm Arnold , Colin Mawby and Imogen Holst were among his students .
Works (selection)
Gordon Jacob left around 700 compositions, including
- 1942 Clarinet Quintet in G minor
- 1956 sextet for piano and wind quintet in B flat major
- 1971 PARTITA for Solo Bassoon
- 1973 Saxophone Quartet No. 1
- 1975 Duo for clarinet and bassoon
- 1978 Four Fancies flute quartet
Jacob was considered England's great master of instrumentation. This can be seen from the example of the harmonica :
- 1957 Divertimento for Harmonica and String Quartet - Dedicated to Larry Adler
- 1957 Five Pieces for Harmonica and Orchestra (or piano) - Dedicated to Tommy Reilly
He also created compositions for other otherwise neglected instruments and extraordinary line-ups:
- Concert for bass trombone
- Concert for accordion
- four pieces for tuba quartet
- Concert for kettledrum
- Pieces for flute, trumpet, bass drum and piano
His instrumentation earned him the task of writing the orchestral arrangement of the British national anthem for Elizabeth II's coronation celebrations in 1953.
literature
- Eric Wetherell: Gordon Jacob: a centenary biography . Thames Publishing, London 1995, ISBN 0-905210-84-0 .
Web links
- Website of the composer ( Memento of October 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 13, 2018
- Catalog of works ( Memento from June 4, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detailed biography on musicweb-international.com
- ↑ Life data of Gordon Jacob ( Memento from May 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Eric Wetherell: Jacob, Gordon. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 9 (Himmel - Kelz). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2003, ISBN 3-7618-1119-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacob, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacob, Gordon Percival Septimus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English classical composer, conductor, arranger and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Upper Norwood , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1984 |
| Place of death | Saffron Walden , Essex |