Composer
Adam Gorb
British composer and academic
b. 1958
24 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Cardiff
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Adam Gorb (born 1958) is a British classical composer and academic. He is best known for his compositions for wind ensemble, opera, and chamber music. He served as the Head of School of Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music from 2000 to 2023. His compositions have been performed, broadcast, and recorded worldwide, spanning opera, wind ensemble, orchestral, and chamber music.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- VIAF ID
- 24510160
- ISNI
- 0000000392640613
- GND ID
- 134042131
- Library of Congress ID
- nr97040303
- MusicBrainz ID
- b2c9ba99-d52e-49ec-8983-2b20dc1a1576
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- percussion, Double Bass, Saxophone, Euphonium, Timpani
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Russian Lament | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 2. Terkische | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 5. Freylachs | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 1. Children's Games | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 1. Foxtrot | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 2. Samba | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 3. Merry-Go-Round | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 5. Hoe-Down | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 1. Khosidl | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 3. Doina | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 4. Hora | See work details |
3 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 1. Earth | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 2. Water | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 3. Fire | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 4. Air | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 2. Two Monkeys | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 3. The Peasant Dance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 4. The Wedding Banquet | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Parade of the Wooden Warriors | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Yiddish Dances | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Eine Kleine Yiddische Ragmusik | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Little Salsa Music | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sunrise and Safari | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Little Tango Music | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 24510160.