Shade and Shine
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Product ID: GM2 CO075
By Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Series:
Concert Originals
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
11:00
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About this item
Strings
(Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
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amount of chamber music, much of which remains unpublished.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.
SHADE AND SHINE, written in 1958, is a suite for string orchestra of
four contrasting movements. They are Prelude; Cradle Song; Intermezzo;
Humoreske.
Songlist (4)
- Prelude
- Cradle Song
- Intermezzo
- Humoreske
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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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