Ignace Gibsone
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Guillaume Ignace Gibsone (London 1826 - 1897) English concert pianist and composer, of Scottish and French parentage.
Many of his compositions for solo piano, and voice with piano accompaniment, were very popular in the salons of Victorian England, but the composer has fallen from favour since then - perhaps unjustifiably, given his melodic gifts.
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Valse Mignonne
Sigh of the Night Winds
The Night Dancers
Funeral March
Lydia (Nocturne)
Les Amants (Song without words)
Corydon : 2 Pastorals
Deux Valses Impromptus
My Lady Sleeps (Song - Words by Longfellow
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Many of his compositions for solo piano, and voice with piano accompaniment, were very popular in the salons of Victorian England, but the composer has fallen from favour since then - perhaps unjustifiably, given his melodic gifts.
Selected works
Concert Paraphrase on "The Carnival of VeniceCarnival of Venice (song)
The Carnival of Venice, is a folk tune popularly associated with the words "My hat, it has three corners." A series of theme and variations have been written for solo trumpet, as "show off" pieces that contain virtuosic displays of double and triple tonguing, and fast tempos.Many variations on the...
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Valse Mignonne
Sigh of the Night Winds
The Night Dancers
Funeral March
Lydia (Nocturne)
Les Amants (Song without words)
Corydon : 2 Pastorals
Deux Valses Impromptus
My Lady Sleeps (Song - Words by Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
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