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add more information to the photos, a complete listing of his works, some
samples of his work, and some useful links to music sites. If you any queries or you have any information about Gordon or his work that you would like to add to this site then email us with details or telephone Margaret Jacob-Hyatt on United Kingdom 01799 500 248 |
Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob |
Born 5 July 1895 to Stephen and Clara Jacob, |
The seventh son and the last child in a family of ten |
He was born with a cleft palate |
His father died when Gordon was aged just three |
At age 12 he cut the main tendon in his little finger making it difficult to use many instruments |
He enlisted in the Field Artillery on August 26th 1914 |
His favourite brother Anstey died on 18th September 1916 |
He was taken POW in April 1917, one of 60 survivors out of a battalion of 800 |
In 1924 he married his first wife Sidney Gray |
There were many letters between Gordon and Vaughan Williams from 1920 onwards |
He was made a Friend of the Royal College of Music in 1946 |
Arranged the National Anthem for the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 |
In 1966 he resigned from his position at the RCM |
He was awarded the CBE in the New Years Honours List for 1968 |
In 1972 he became associated with the wind music publishers Emerson |
In 1981 he was guest of honour at an International Conference of Symphonic Wind Bands |
By the time Gordon Jacob died on the 8th of June 1984 aged 89 he had written over 700 pieces of music and several books. |
In 1995, the book "Gordon Jacob, A centenary biography" by Eric Wetherell was published (By Thames Publishing available from Margaret Jacob-Hyatt) |
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