Gordon Jacob

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 music he orchestrated range from William Byrd to Edward Elgar to Noël Coward.

British Music for Strings, Vol. 4 - 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000000Z

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Cello Exam Pieces from 2024, ABRSM Grade 5 - 2023-06-08T00:00:00.000000Z

McEwen: Under Northern Skies / Bowen: Debutante / Burlesque / Miniature Suite / Holst: Wind Quintet in A-flat / Jenkins: Chums! / Jacob: Swansea Town / Spain-Dunk: Rhapsody Quintet - 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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