GERARD FRANCIS COBB - LIST OF WORKS
Biography
1. Orchestral
Symphony
(?) - ? -
Introduction
and Allegro Giocoso in B flat - by Nov
1902 -
Valse
Pathetique "Niobe" - by Nov 1902 -
Romanza
for Orchestra in E flat - by Nov 1902
-
2. Choral with orchestra
My
Soul truly waiteth Op. 23 (Psalm 62)
1892 - 1892
A
Song of Trafalgar Op. 41 1900? - 1900
3. Chamber works
Quintet
in C - piano and strings Op. 22 - ?
- 1892
Suite
in D - violin and piano Op. 30 - ? -
(1896)
Berceuse
in C - violin and piano Op. 31 no 1
- ? - 1896
Une
prière - violin and piano Op.
31 no 2 - ? - 1896
Quartet
in E - piano and strings Op. 34 - ?
- 1898
4. Pianoforte
A
Set of Waltzes for the Pianoforte -
? - (1876)
Voices
of the Sea - pianoforte studies Op.
10 - ? - (1886)
Barrack-Room
Ballads - Selection (Solo and Duet)
- 1893- - (1876)
Trois
Etudes for pianoforte Op. 38 - ? - 1898
The
Charge at Dargai - Grand March (based
on his song "The Gay Gordons" 1898?
- 1898
5. Organ
Several
pieces (?) - ? - -
6. Church bells
Two
tunes - ? - -
7. Services etc
Morning,
Evening and Communion Services - in
G - ?- 1883
Magnificat
and Nunc Dimittis - in E flat - ?- (1883)
Cantate
Domino and Deus Misereatur - in C -
?- 1884
A
Communion Service in C - ?- 1885
Morning,
Evening and Communion Services - in
C (the same?) (for the choir of St.
George's, Windsor) - ?- ?
An
Appendix to the Service in G - ?- (1885)
Magnificat
and Nunc Dimittis - in F - ?- (1891)
Plain
Chant Service for the Holy Communion
(Psalm 18?) - ?- (1905- posth.)
Praise,
O Sion, praise thy Pastor - Sequence
- ?- (1910- posth.)
A
Communion Service in E (?) - ?- 1900
8. Anthems
O
pray for the peace of Jerusalem - anthem
- ?- ?
Arise,
shine! - full anthem for Christmas and
Epiphany - ?- ?
Arise,
O Lord, into thy resting place - short
anthem, Op. 20 No. 1 - ?- ?
Beloved,
let us love one another - short anthem,
Op. 20 No. 2 - ?- ?
I
heard a great voice - anthem for Eastertide
- ?- ?
The
Glorious Resurrection - full anthem
for Eastertide - ?- ?
9. Hymn tunes, psalm tunes, Chants
a. Hymn tunes
Laus
tibi Christe - "All hail the power of
Jesus’ name" - ?- ?
Harrogate
- "O North, with all thy vales of green"
- ?- ?
Hemsford
- - "With Christ we have a mystic grave"
- ?- ?
St.
Francis - "When wounded sore" - ?- ?
St.
Laurence - "Soldiers of Christ, arise"
- ?- ?
Holy
War - "The Son of God goes forth to
war" - ?- ?
Santa
Carita - "O Love, how deep, how broad"
- ?- ?
Hastings
- "Breast the wave, Christian" - ?-
?
Sancta
domus - "O, happy home" - ?- ?
Ambleside
- "New every morning is thy love"/"Come,
gracious spirit, Heavenly dove'" - ?-
?
Moultrie
- "Hark! the sound of holy voices"/"Round
the Lord in glory seated" - ?- ?
A
tune (?) to - "O Saviour, whom this
holy morn" - ?- ?
b. Psalm Tunes
Psalms
VI, VII, VIII, IX - in a MS volume apparently
collected by Cobb. - ?- ?
Psalm
XVIII (same source) is a Plain Service
for the Holy Communion. (See Services,
etc no 8, above). - ?- ?
Gloria
in Excelsis (same source - with a pencilled
mark "?Cobb"). - ?- ?
c. Chants
18
Single and 62 Double (same source as
the Psalm tunes). - ?- ?
2
Quadruple Chants - for the Te Deum (?)
(sung at Nettlestead). - ?- ?
10. Part songs
The
charge of the Light Brigade - 4 part
song (SATB) - ?- (1865)
Onaway,
Awake beloved (SATB) - ?- (1865)
A
Message to Phyllis - glee - (TTBB) -
?- (1887)
The
Sleeping Beauty - madrigal 6 voices
- ?- (1887)
Surge
illuminare. Motett (SATB)- (for Henry
Leslie’s choir) - ?- (1887)
If
doughty deeds - Glee (TTBB) - ?- (1890)
Queen
of the silent night - Glee (TTBB) -
?- 1895
11. Songs
The
Sailor Boy - ?- (1865)
Three
English Ballads Op. 4 - ?- 1884
1
Ah! County Guy (setting based on the
Hour-chimes of Great St. Mary’s, Cambridge:
2
A wet sheet and a flowing sea
3
She is not fair to outward view
The
Wind is awake - ?- (1885)
Six
Songs (Lieder und Gesange) - ?- (1885)
1
Bird upon the branch alighting
2
Thou glance enchanting, wilt thou fathom
3
Entreaty (Bend on me thy tender glances)
4
O wind that blows out of the West
5
The Deathbed (We watched her breathing
through the night
6
The moon hath not the glory that it
wore
An
Autumn Song - Nov. 84 - (1885)
A
Serenade - ?- (1885)
Versailles
- A Song in Minuet form - ?- (1885)
Love's
Recall - ?- 1885
All
the world is bright Op. 11 (same words
- two settings) - 16 Nov 1885 - 1886
1.
Polonaise
2.
Schottische
May
Marion - 17 Feb 1888- (1888)
Two
Songs Op. 15 - 1888
1
A Spanish Lullaby - Feb 1885
2
A Spanish Lament - 16 July 1888
Three
Sacred Songs Op. 16 - 1888
1
It came upon the midnight clear (The
Angel’s Song) - 16 March 1888
2
Not now, my Child! (On recovery from
sickness) - 10 March 1888
3
Blow, golden trumpets (Easter Music)
- 20 Feb 1887
The
Heart ever Faithful Op. 17 - 1889
1
There is my heart - 19 Feb 1888
2
Why did you come? - 21 Feb 1888
3
The Last Farewell - 14 Jan 1887
4
Constancy - 20 Feb 1888
The
Way to win - 12 July 1888 - (1889)
I
wish to tune my quivering lyre - 21
July 1888 - (1889)
Sir
Roger - 9 March 1889 - (1889)
Look
before you leap - 11 March 1889 - (1889)
Mary
Queen of Scots - 23 March 1889 - (1889)
Kenilworth
- ? - (1889)
The
King's Jester - ? - (1890)
The
Good Old Days - ? - (1890)
Eventide - ? - (1890)
Mount,
Gallants all! - ? - (1890)
Reconciliation
- ? - (1891)
The
Lover's Return - ? - (1891)
Six
Songs Op. 19 - ? - (1891)
1
We twined our hearts
2
Wooing
3
I'll tend thy bower
4
I'm wandering wide
5
The Burn-side
6
The Southlan' Breeze
The
Storm Queen - ? - (1891)
Cradle
Song - Sleep, love, sleep - ? - (1891)
Amongst
the Roses - ? - (1891)
A
Sensible Serenade - ? - 1892
The
Scent of the Lilies - ? - 1892
Drawbacks
- ? - 1892
Barrack-Room
Ballads Op. 24 - 1892 - 1892
1
The Young British Soldier
2
Mandalay
3
Route Marchin'
4
Soldier, soldier
5
Fuzzy-wuzzy
6
To T.A.
Prince
Love - ? - 1892
Such
is Fame - ? - 1892
Thoughts
and Afterthoughts - ? - (1892)
Only
a Friend - ? - 1893
Song
and Silence Op. 25 - ? - 1893
Barrack-Room
Ballads Op. 26 - 1892-03 - 1893
1
Troopin'
2
Ford o’ Kabul River
3
Danny Deever
4
Shillin' a Day
5
Cells
Heather
Bells - ? - 1893
Nothing
else to do - ? - (1893)
As
long as the World goes round - ? - (1894)
The
Darlin' - ? - 1895
Father
Phil - ? - (1895)
For
the sweete love's sake - ? - (1895)
Number
Three - ? - 1895
A
Broken Heart - ? - 1896
Jamie's
Return - ? - 1896
What
will you say? - ? - 1896
When
we Fight - 1896? - 1896
Who
mans the breach? - ? - (1896)
Barrack-Room
Ballads Op. 29 - 1892-97 - 1897
1
Belts
2
The Widow' s Party
3
Screw Guns
4
Gunga Din
5
Oonts
6
Snarleyow
Twenty-four
Songs for Little People - 1896-97 -
1897
1
Off to the Sea
2
A change wanted
3
Late for tea
4
Tubbing
5
Out early
6
Bedfordshire
7:
Silver Sammy
8
Bessie
9
The Violin
10
Carrying Angela
11
The bad boy
12
Tim's Grace
13
The Walls of Jericho
14
The Swan
15
A Protest
16
Cradle Song
17
Aunt Jan
18
Lost Labour
19
The ‘logical Gardens
20
Auntie Nell
21
Fairies in Faces
22
Off to Africa
23
A thief
24
Mustard and Cress
The
Gay Gordons - 1897 - 1897
The
Last Salute - ? - 1897
For
to admire - 1897? - 1897
Back
to the Army again - 1897? - 1897
An
Echo from the Past - ? - (1897)
A
Drinking Song - ? - 1898
To
the Unknown Goddess - ? - 1899
The
Marlborough Volunteer - ? - (1902)
Cavaliers
and Roundheads - ? - 1902
The
Good West Wind - ? - ?
King
Neptune - ? - ?
Alas,
Janette - ? - ?
Brave
love - ? - ?
' M.I.'
(Mounted Infantry of the Line) - 1892-1904
- 1904 (posth)
The
Married Man (Reservist of the Line)
- 1892-1904 - 1904 (posth)
Lichtenberg
(New South Wales Contingent) - 1892-1904
- 1904 (posth)
Tommy
- 1892-1904 - 1906 (posth)
Sources:
Holdings
of the British Library.
Holdings
of the Wren Library, Trinity College,
Cambridge.
Holdings
of the BBC Music Library.
Author's
own collection.
Volume
of songs owned by Henry Venn Cobb.
Programme
for Bournemouth concert, November '27,1902.
"In
Memoriam - Gerard F. Cobb"
Nettlestead
Parochial Magazine, May 1904.
Biographical
entries,
obituaries,
Press
cuttings.
N.B. Dates in brackets indicate approximate
year of publication, based on British
Library accession stamps.
© David Mackie 2004
see also GERARD
FRANCIS COBB (1838-1904) by David
Mackie
