Henry F. Gilbert

Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert ( born August 26, 1868 in Somerville (Massachusetts ), † May 19 1928 in Cambridge / Massachusetts) was an American composer and writer on music.

Gilbert studied in Boston at Edward MacDowell and George Elbridge Whiting. He was a violinist in various orchestras entertainment. He also studied the music of Native Americans and black Americans, from his compositions are characterized. In addition to orchestral pieces he composed songs and piano pieces, and published folk songs.

Works

  • Two episodes - ' Legend ' and ' negro episode '
  • Comedy Overture on Negro Themes
  • Americanesque
  • Negro Rhapsody
  • Six Indian sketches
  • Symphonic Ballet
  • Nocturne
  • Symphonic pieces
  • America

Source

  • Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music Volume 2, 1989, ISBN 3549078323, p 441
  • American composer
  • Born in 1868
  • Died in 1928
  • Man
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