Suite for Strings
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Product ID: GM2 CO068
By Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Series:
Concert Originals
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
14:00
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About this item
Known
principally for his solo songs, Armstrong Gibbs also wrote music for the
stage, sacred works, three symphonies and a substantial amount of
chamber music, much of which remains unpublished. Armstrong Gibbs was
born near Chelmsford in Essex and spent much of his busy life there when
he was not touring the country adjudicating at festivals, conducting
and composing.
This work was written in 1958-9. The string orchestra is split into
two separate groups A and B with basses present only in the B group.
There are three movements: Prelude, A Song of Sleep and The Promise of
Spring.
In the idyllic slow second movement "A Song of Sleep" the main group
(B) is muted and contrasts with the solo group (A) which is not. Part
of the movement in 6/8 time suggests the calm steady breathing of the
sleeper and the whole has a pleasing feeling of peace and tranquility.
The final "Promise of Spring" is a confident, dancing piece reflecting
the turning of the year and renewal.
Instrumentation
Group A: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello
Group B: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass
In our normal PACK of parts we provide 4/4/3/4/2 string parts but because in this work the orchestra is split into two groups, and individual parts are printed for Group A and Group B, we have included 2 copies of each part. This, therefore, will give you 1 more viola part in total than you would normally get in our standard PACK. Extra individual parts are available for purchase should you require them.
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Composer
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (10 August 1889, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex – 12 May 1960, Chelmsford, Essex) was an English composer. A monument on the north chancel wall of the church of St John the Baptist, Danbury, Essex states that "He lived, worked and is buried in Danbury".
He studied with Edward Dent at Trinity College, Cambridge, and with Charles Wood and Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music, where he himself taught composition and music theory from 1921 to 1939. From 1937 to 1952, he also served as the Vice President of the British Federation of Music Festivals.
Amstrong Gibbs composed one opera, one operetta, incidental music for several plays, several cantatas, three symphonies, a concertino for piano and string orchestra, five string quartets, one violin sonata, pieces for piano, works for choir, and many songs, a great number of which were settings of texts penned by his friend Walter de la Mare.
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