Gordon Jacob was the odd man out among major twentieth century British composers; initially self-taught and later a long-term professor at the Royal College of Music, there is nothing of the "cowpat" school in Jacob's music. Some of it is hardy and contrapuntal, but a lot of it is disarmingly simple; while it is English to the core, it shows that Jacob also had his ears open to a wide range of other music. His handling of harmony is often rather French in orientation, and he also picks up things from Stravinsky. Jacob was a ...
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Gordon Jacob was the odd man out among major twentieth century British composers; initially self-taught and later a long-term professor at the Royal College of Music, there is nothing of the "cowpat" school in Jacob's music. Some of it is hardy and contrapuntal, but a lot of it is disarmingly simple; while it is English to the core, it shows that Jacob also had his ears open to a wide range of other music. His handling of harmony is often rather French in orientation, and he also picks up things from Stravinsky. Jacob was a strong proponent of melody, but made liberal use of dissonance and was fond of harmonizing with perfect intervals; his most famous piece, the chorus "Brother James' Air," is a classic example of that.Jacob was so extraordinarily prolific in his 89 years that it is hard to know where to start; since his death, Jacob's choral and band music has come to the fore and that is what he is best known for. However, Jacob has only two symphonies, both recorded here by the London Philharmonic...
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