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Have you seen:![]() Today's Featured Composer:Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) | music by this composer | ![]() Over the next 30 years he composed two symphonies, 16 concertos, choral and chamber pieces. His arrangements for the 1937 Coronation were used again, with additions, in 1953.During the 1960s he became fascinated with wind instruments and he wrote many works for Concert Band. These included Concerto for Symphonic Band, Fantasy for Euphonium and Concert Band, and Ceremonial Music.In 1975 his Overture Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) was commissioned by the Royal Marines to mark the centenary of the famous building and was first played in May 1975.In 1978 he was commissioned by Arthur Doyle and this resulted in his Symphony AD 78, which was premiered in Birmingham in December 1978. Even in his 80s Gordon Jacob continued writing for orchestra and Concert Band. His two fantasies, Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron and Blow the Man Down were followed by his last major work, Concerto for Timpani and Wind Band, which was first performed after his death in June 1984. | visit the composer's website | |