Orlando Gibbons

Orlando Gibbons

Life

Born: 1583

Died: 5 June 1625

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Sacred works

English service music

• Short service
  • Venite
  • Te Deum
    • a section of the Te Deum arranged c. 1700 as a Sanctus   ( )
  • Benedictus
  • Kyrie   ( )
  • Creed
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis     (2 editions available)
• Second service (with organ)
  • Te Deum
  • Jubilate
  • Magnificat & Nunc (all in English)
• First preces and psalm for Evensong on Whitsunday
  • The eyes of all wait upon Thee Ps CXLV     ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
• First preces and psalm for Evensong on Easter Day (Preces as above)
  • Awake up my glory (Pss. LVII & CXVIII)
• Second preces and psalm
  • I will magnify thee Ps CXLV
• Te Deum (there is a separate Latin version of the Short Service Te Deum as well)

Verse anthems

• Almighty God, who by thy Son     (   )
• Behold, I bring you glad tidings     (   )
• Behold, Thou hast made my days     (   )
• Blessed are all they     (2 editions available)
• Glorious and Powerful God     (   )
• Grant, O Holy Trinity     (   )
• Great King of Gods also Great Lord of Lords     (3 editions available)
• If ye be risen again with Christ     (   )
• Lord, grant grace     (   )
• O God, the King of Glory     (2 editions available)
• O Thou the Central Orb   ( )
• See, see the Word is incarnate     (3 editions available)
• Sing unto the Lord   ( )
• The Secret Sins     (   )
• This is the record of John     (2 editions available)
• We Praise Thee, O Father'   ( )

Full anthems

• Almighty and everlasting God     (3 editions available)
• Hosanna to the Son of David     (3 editions available)
• Lift up your heads     (2 editions available)
• O clap your hands     (2 editions available)
• O Lord, in thy wrath   ( )
• O Lord, increase my faith     (3 editions available) (now attributed to Henry Loosemore)

Hymn tunes (some of 17 contributions to G. Wither's The Hymnes and Songs of the Church (London, 1623)

• As on the night (Song 46)     (   Capella )
• Come Holy Ghost     (3 editions available)
• Drop, drop, slow tears (Hymns and Songs of the Church: Song 46)     (2 editions available)
• From Virgin's womb (Song 24)   ( )
• Thus Angels sung     (   )
• Ye that do your Master's will     (   Capella )

Contrafacta & misc.

• Drop, drop, slow tears (First set of Madrigals and Motets)     (2 editions available) contrafactum of The Silver Swan
• Amen   ( )

Secular works

• Ah, dear heart, why do you rise?     (2 editions available)
• Dainty fine bird     (2 editions available)
• Now each flowery bank of May     ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
• O, that the learned poets     (2 editions available)
• The Silver Swan     (9 editions available)
• Trust not too much     (2 editions available)
• What is our life?     (4 editions available)

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Publications

The First Set of Madrigals and Mottets (1612)

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