Gordon Jacob
English composer (1895–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 1895 – 8 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music in London from 1924 until his retirement in 1966, and published four books and many articles about music. As a composer he was prolific: the list of his works totals more than 700, mostly compositions of his own, but a substantial minority of orchestrations and arrangements of other composers' works. Those whose music he orchestrated range from William Byrd to Edward Elgar to Noël Coward.
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Birth name | Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob |
Born | (1895-07-05)5 July 1895 London, England |
Died | 8 June 1984(1984-06-08) (aged 88) Saffron Walden, England |
Genres | Orchestral, wind band, classical |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
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