Jacob - Job

GORDON JACOB

Job
Incidental music to the Bible story
Vaughan Williams, orchestrated by Jacob
For string quartet, flute and harp

DATE WRITTEN   24 February 1967

FIRST PERFORMANCE   10 May 1966, Saffron Walden Parish Church
MacNaughten String Quartet, John Francis, Hannah Francis

MOVEMENTS   Include: Satan's Dance of Triumph, Saraband of the Sons of God, Dance of Job's Comforters, Elihu's Dance, Pavane of the Sons of Morning, Altar Dance, Carol Tune Prelude,

NOTES   Job story arranged and adapted by Phoebe Pickard

FROM A REVIEW BY DAVID WRIGHT
The joy of this piece is the welcome reminder that Gordon Jacob was an unsurpassed orchestrator as well as a very gifted composer in his own right.

SHEET MUSIC/SCORE
Manuscript

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DATE WRITTEN	24 February 1967
FIRST PERFORMANCE	10 May 1966, Saffron Walden Parish Church MacNaughten String Quartet, John Francis, Hannah Francis
MOVEMENTS	Include: Satan's Dance of Triumph, Saraband of the Sons of God, Dance of Job's Comforters, Elihu's Dance, Pavane of the Sons of Morning, Altar Dance, Carol Tune Prelude,
NOTES	Job story arranged and adapted by Phoebe Pickard