Joseph Gibbs
Joseph Gibbs ( December 12, 1699 in Dedham , Essex , † December 12, 1788 in Ipswich ) was an English organist and composer .
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Joseph Gibbs was the son of the City of Colchester musician John Gibbs. After instruction from his father, Joseph Gibbs presumably received further training from Thomas Roseingrave in London before he worked as a valued musician in Colchester for several years. In 1744 he was appointed organist in his native Dedham. From 1748 until his death in 1788 he was organist at the Church of St. Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich.
Gibbs dedicated his eight violin sonatas, " Eight Solos for the Violin with a Torough Bass for the Harpsichord Op.1 " (London, 1746) to the London banker Sir Joseph Hankey . Furthermore, 6 string quartets Op. 2 (1777) and several voluntaries for organ from his pen.
His most significant works are the eight violin sonatas, whose virtuosity and melodic composition were influenced by Francesco Geminiani and, similar to the works of Charles Avison or Michael Christian Festing, represent a transition to the gallant style . His quartets, composed at the age of 79, are rather conservative. The organ voluntaries are based on the works of Henry Purcell .
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- ↑ Clive Unger-Hamilton, Neil Fairbairn, Derek Walters; German arrangement: Christian Barth, Holger Fliessbach, Horst Leuchtmann, et al .: The music - 1000 years of illustrated music history . Unipart-Verlag, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-8122-0132-1 , p. 81 .
- ^ Biographical entry on the website hoasm.org
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gibbs, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1699 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dedham |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1788 |
| Place of death | Ipswich |