Henry Franklin Gilbert
Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert (born August 26, 1868 in Somerville (Massachusetts) , † May 19, 1928 in Cambridge / Massachusetts ) was an American composer and music writer.
Gilbert studied in Boston with Edward MacDowell and George Elbridge Whiting . He was a violinist in various entertainment orchestras. In addition, he studied the music of the Indians and black Americans, from which his compositions are shaped. In addition to orchestral pieces, he composed songs and piano pieces and published folk songs .
Works
- Two episodes - 'Legend' and 'Negro Episode'
- Comedy overture on negro themes
- Americanesque
- Negro rhapsody
- Six Indian sketches
- Symphonic ballet
- Nocturne
- Symphonic piece
- America
source
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music Volume 2, 1989, ISBN 3549078323 , p. 441
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gilbert, Henry Franklin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert, Henry Franklin Belknap |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1928 |
| Place of death | Cambridge , Massachusetts |