Orlando Gibbons

Orlando Gibbons

Life

Born: 1583

Died: 5 June 1625

Biography

The entry in Cathedral Music, Volume 1 (William Boyce) reads:

Orlando Gibbons was Organist of King's-College Chapel, Cambridge; was appointed Organist of the Royal Chapels to King James the First, in 1604; and commenced Batchelor in Music at the above-mentioned University, in 1606. He was very skilful in his Profession, and approv'd himself not inferior to any of his Predecessors, in Genius or Knowledge.

He died at Canterbury, and was there buried.

On his Monument is the following Inscription:

To Orlando Gibbons of Cambridge, Born among the Muses and Musick; Organist of the Royal Chapel, emulating, by the Touch of his Fingers, the Harmony of the Spheres; Composer of many Hymns, which sound his Praise no less than that of his Maker; A man of integrity, whose manner of Life, and sweetness of Temper, vy'd with that of his Art; being sent for to Dover to attend the Nuptials of King Charles and Mary, he died of the Small-Pox, and was convey'd to the heavenly Choir on Whit-Sunday, Anno 1625. Elizabeth his wife, who bare him seven Children, little able to survive such a loss, to her most deserving Husband hath with Tears erected this Monument.

His Brother, Edward Gibbons, Organist of the Cathedral Church at Bristol, greatly distinguish'd himself by his Loyalty, in assisting King Charles the First with One Thousand Pounds in the Time of the Civil War; for which Service he was afterwards very severely treated by the victorious Party, who deprived him of a considerable Temporal Estate. He was more than Fourscore Years old when this Misfortune happen'd to him. Christopher Gibbons, the Son of Orlando, was Organist of the Royal Chapels, and one of the Band of Musicians to King Charles the Second. He also obtain'd the Degree of Doctor in Music at Oxford, 1664, by vertue of his Majesty's Letters. He was likewise Organist, and Master of the Choristers to the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster.

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• 2nd Evening Service - Magnificat   ( )

Sacred works

English service music

• The Short Service
• Second service (with organ)
  • Te Deum
  • Jubilate
  • Magnificat   ( )
  • Nunc Dimittis
• 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
• Sanctus in F
• 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     (2 editions available)
• 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)
• God is gone up. Second Part
• Hide not thou thy Face
• 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, how do my woes increase   ( )
• O Lord, I lift my heart to Thee   ( )
• O Lord, in thy wrath   ( )
• O Lord, increase my faith     (3 editions available) (now attributed to Henry Loosemore)
• Why art thou so heavy, O my soul?   ( ) (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 (Song 44)     (3 editions available)
• Drop, drop, slow tears (Hymns and Songs of the Church: Song 46)     (2 editions available)
• From Virgin's womb (Song 24)   ( )
• Lord, with what zeal (Song 4)   ( )
• Nunc dimittis (Song 3)   ( )
• Oh thou Lord, thou God of might (Song 13)   ( )
• Thus Angels sung (Song 34)     (   )
• When Christ was risen from the dead (Song 9)   ( )
• Ye that do your Master's will (Song 31)     (   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?     (multiple editions available)
• A silly Sylvan   ( Finale 2004 )
• Dainty fine bird     (3 editions available)
• Fair is the rose   ( Finale 2004 )
• Lais now old   ( Finale 2004 )
• Nay let me weep (Three parts)   ( Finale 2004 )
• Now each flowery bank of May     ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
• O, that the learned poets     (multiple editions available)
• The Cries of London   ( Finale 2004 )
• The Silver Swan     (9 editions available)
• Trust not too much     (multiple editions available)
• What is our life?     (5 editions available)

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Publications

The First Set of Madrigals and Mottets (1612)

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