REV STEPHEN GAMBLE
Music, sermons, notes & videos of my dogs.
Having originally started with posting sermons on this Blog I branched out to include videos of my dogs, articles I have written, and some of my music.
The things I write are as full of inelegance and error as any other quality I may rather they posses, but they may possibly be useful or even entertaining to you - maybe if only to take issue with what I have said.
Vicar (part - time) of the Welland Foss Benefice


The Leyburn Shawl: Sinfonia for Orchestra, by Stephen Gamble
The Leyburn Shawl is a path that runs along the limestone escarpment just outside the North Yorkshire town of Leyburn. There’s an old story that Mary, Queen of Scots, escaping captivity in nearby Bolton Castle, dropped her shawl as she fled along the ridge pursued by soldiers on horseback guided by hounds. The music is not a retelling of the story, but it does perhaps have a feeling of the landscape and history of the place. It was originally written for solo violin, then orc

Sinfonia for Strings, in A minor - 'Sinfonia con Rammarico Doloroso', by Stephen Gamble
Sinfonia con Rammarico Doloroso - sinfonia with sorrowful regret. Originally a sonata for solo violin, written in 2009, but arranged for string orchestra in 2026. The movements are ... Preludio: Adagio - Presto -Andante e cantabile - Quasi improvisando - Presto con rabbia ( rabbia means rage) The score can be found at arrangeme.com ( once I have uploaded it)

Sonata for Solo Violin No 6, in A minor: Sonata con Rammarico Doloroso, by Stephen Gamble
Preludio: Adagio - Presto - Andante e cantabile - Presto Rammarico Doloroso - roughly translates as 'painful regret' The score will appear on ArrangeMe.Com Written in 2009

Sonata for Solo Violin No 3, in G - 'Sonata quasi una Fantasia'
Sonata for Solo Violin No, in G - 'Sonata quasi una Fantasia', by Stephen Gamble. Composed in 1998 The music is tonal, and influenced by...

Variations on God Save the Queen, for Chamber Orchestra. By Stephen Gamble.
In 2022 I wrote a set of variations for string quartet on the National anthem to mark the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations. At that time I...

Eine Kliene Sonatensatz, By Stephen Gamble
Eine Kliene Sonatensatz, By Stephen Gamble Bagatelle in C major, for Solo Violin Ideally this little sonata movement should have been...

A Scottish Melody & Jig: Bagatelle for Solo Violin, by Stephen Gamble
Of course this is not Scottish it's just me dressed up as an Scotsman. By way of apology I can say it's a tribute to all the wonderful...

Bagatelle for Solo Violin: Irish Melody & Jig, by Stephen Gamble
Of course this is not Irish it's just me dressed up as an Irishman. A tribute to all the wonderful Irish music I have played. This was...

Prelude and Allegro, in E minor, by Stephen Gamble
Prelude and Allegro, in E minor, by Stephen Gamble A Bagatelle for Solo Violin, in the Baroque Manner. Andante doloroso - Allegro assai I...

Sicilienne, In the Romantic Manner.
Bagatelle for Solo Violin: Sicilienne, In the Romantic Manner, by Stephen Gamble. (3 minutes) #newmusic #musicforsoloviolin

Daydream, for Solo Violin, by Stephen Gamble
Actually, Daydream No1, I have written others. This was written back in 2001. I can play it, but the electronic violinist is more...

Toccata in the Ancient Modes, for Oboes, Flutes, Horns & Strings: 'Winter & Spring Contend.'
Toccata in the Ancient Modes, for Oboes, Flutes, Horns & Strings: 'Winter & Spring Contend.' By Stephen Gamble. I have added oboes,...

Bagatelle for String Trio, in G, 'Norfolk Blackberries.' By Stephen Gamble
For violin, viola, & cello. Inspired by a holiday in Norfolk, the blackberries were especially profuse and large that year. However,...

Folk Sonata No 4, in G, On Beacon Hill, By Stephen Gamble
1.Moderato 2.Andante ballabile 3.Scherzo serioso 4.Theme and Variations This is a 'Folk Sonata', by that I mean it is influenced by both...

Day Dream, For Two Oboes and Strings,by Stephen Gamble
This music is in the form of a day dream, which is my preferred state of mind. Two oboes, Violins 1 & 2, Violas, Cellos, & Double Basses....

Folk Sonata No 2, for Solo Violin, 'In Kirk Ireton Church Yard.' By Stephen Gamble
A little folk influenced Solo Violin Sonata. Kirk Ireton is a small stone built village in the Derbyshire Dales. The church is ancient...

The Kirkby Malzeard Jig, by Stephen Gamble
#newmusic2025 #Folk #Violin #NorthYorkshire

Six Jigs from the English Countryside, by Stephen Gamble. Available at...
https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1781276/Product.aspx

Toccata for Strings, in the Ancient Modes.
Toccata for Strings, in the Ancient Modes, by Stephen Gamble The music reminds me of late winter, when the first signs of spring are only...