Cecil Armstrong Gibbs(1889-1960): A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music

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CECIL ARMSTRONG GIBBS: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

1908 ?:      Allegretto for Strings
1919:        Suite "Crossings", op.23
                       (and Little Suite "Crossings" for flute, string orchestra and piano, op. 20A, 1922)
1921:      Symphonic Poem "A Vision of Night", op.38
1922:      "Before Dawn" for chorus, string orchestra and organ, op. 46:10 minutes
1923:      Oboe Concerto, op.48  + (Dutton cd)
1925:      Songs of Enchantment for soprano, chorus and small orchestra, op. 53
1928:     "La Belle Dame sans Merci" for chorus and orchestra, op.64:15 minutes  *
1929:      Cantata "The Birth of Christ" for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus and orchestra, op. 66
1931-32:   Symphony No.1, op.70: 29 minutes  + (Marco Polo cd)
1932:        "The Highwayman" for chorus and orchestra, op. 72: 25 minutes
1932 ?:      "Almayne"-four harmonisations for strings, op.71: 5 minutes + (Hyperion cd)
1932-33:   Suite "Peacock Pie" for strings and piano: 11 minutes
1933:      "The Love Talker"for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, op.75
                  Songs of Childhood for chorus, strings and piano, op.76
1934:      "The Ballad of Gil Morrice" for chorus and orchestra, op.78:30 minutes
1934 ?:       Dance Suite "Fancy Dress" for full or for small orchestra, op.82: 15 minutes   + (Lyrita cd)
1935:      Suite "A Spring Garland" for string orchestra, op.84A: 6 minutes    + (Hyperion cd)
1936:      Essex Suite for string quartet and string orchestra, op.84: 17 minutes
                Cantata "Deborah and Barak" for contralto, baritone, chorus and orchestra, op.88: 23 minutes
1937-38:Choral Symphony "Odysseus" for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra, op. 90: 60 minutes  + (Dutton cd)
1939:      Cantata "Forest Idyll" for chorus, strings and piano, op.91: 15 minutes
1941:      "Before Daybreak" for contralto, women's choir, string quartet, strings and piano, op.100: 27 minutes
1942:      Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra, op. 103: 15 minutes
1943-44:   Symphony No.3 "Westmorland", op.104: 33 minutes  + (Marco Polo cd)
1948:      Music for Strings, op.106: 17 minutes
                Prelude, Andante and Finale for string orchestra, op.112: 17 minutes    + (Hyperion cd)
                "The New Jersusalem" for female chorus, strings and piano, op. 119: 11 minutes
1948-49:   Pastoral Suite for baritone, chorus and orchestra, op.123: 21 minutes
1949:        Miniature Dance Suite for string orchestra, double-bass and piano, op.124: 11 minutes
1949-50:Suite "In A Dream's Breguiling" for mezzo-soprano, women's choir, string orchestra and piano, op. 130: 25 minutes
1952:      Christmas Cantata "A Saviour Born" for mezzo-soprano, chorus, string orchestra and piano, op. 133: 24 minutes
                Barcarolle for small orchestra
1952 ?:    Six British Traditional Tunes for small orchestra, op.132: 15 minutes
1953:      Cantata "The High Adventure" for mixed chorus and orchestra, op. 136: 33 minutes
                Suite "Dale and Fell" for string orchestra with piano: 9 minutes         + (Hyperion cd)
               "The Cat and the Wedding Cake" for small orchestra: 3 minutes
1954:         Cantata "Behold The Man" for tenor, baritone, chorus and orchestra: 55 minutes
1954 ?:      A Simple Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra: 10 minutes
1956 ?:      Suite in A for Flute and Strings, op.144: 14 minutes
1956:      "The Fairy Thorn"-A Ballad for female voices, string orchestra and piano, op. 148: 11 minutes
                Threnody for Walter de la Mare for string quartet and string orchestra: 7 minutes      + (Hyperion cd)
                "Mediterranean" -slow valse for small orchestra: 3 minutes
1957 ?:      A Simple Suite for String Orchestra: 11 minutes
1958:         Suite for strings "Shade and Shine"
1958 ?:      Cantata "The Turning Year" for mixed voices and orchestra: 25 minutes
1958-59:   Suite for Strings(double string orchestra): 14 minutes  + (Hyperion cd)
1959:        Suite of Songs from the British Isles for baritone, junior choir, mixed chorus and orchestra: 11 minutes
                  Four Orchestral Dances: 20 minutes
                  Suite for Violin and small orchestra: 15 minutes


eschiss1

To supplement :)

The Gibbs Society has several discography pages, including this PDF of his works for small orchestra and three other orchestral discographies among others (see here for a complete list).

Dundonnell

Yes indeed, Eric :)

These catalogues were of invaluable assistance to me in compiling my list.