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.
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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.
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Vicar (part - time) of the Welland Foss Benefice
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Capriccio on a Westerdale Lazy Jig, by Stephen Gamble
,#jig,#stringquartet,#westerdale,#northyorkmoors,#capriccio,#newmusic

The Bard of Barnsley's Hornpipe, by Stephen Gamble
Version with easier repeat - #violin,#fiddle,#musicforsoloviolin,#bardofbarnsley,#ianmcmillan,#hornpipe

Capriccio on the Witch Hill Jig, for String Quartet, by Stephen Gamble
A little capriccio on a jig I wrote.

The Witch Hill Jig, by Stephen Gamble
I originally recorded this on the violin myself, but I have decided to add a bar. The first section was seven bars long, and the...

General Ludd's Jig
I am interested in the way folk songs, and folk music, often deal with dark subjects in humorous ways, and the invention of the folk hero...

Kyrie for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello - by Stephen Gamble
The music follows the structure of the prayer Kyrie Eleison - Christie Eleison - Kryie Eleison Lord have Mercy - Christ have Mercy - Lord...

The Great Fryup Hornpipe, live version
Turns out I can play it if I don't wait till evening to have a go. Not play it well, but passable if you squint with your ears.

The Great Fryup Hornpipe, by Stephen Gamble
Great Fryup Dale is on the North York Moors. The name comes from the Old English Freya's Hop (hop meaning a dale).

Folk Sonata No4, for Solo Violin: The Leyburn Shawl, 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...

Clouds Across the Moon
Sketch for Horn, Violin, Flute, Viola, and Cello, by Stephen Gamble "More the expression of feeling than painting" Beethoven Instruments...

The Rosedale Round Howe: Duetto Dance for Violin and Viola, by Stephen Gamble
I had a go at a social media challenge to write a piece of music in 60 minutes - this is the result. 50 minutes to sketch on paper, then...

Capriccio on a Slow Air, for Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello, by Stephen Gamble
The Slow Air on which this Capriccio is based is called 'Westgate Carr Road', and was written by me. The music is a capriccio in that it...

Westgate Carr Road, Slow Air for Solo Violin, by Stephen Gamble. #Violin #fiddle #musicforsoloviolin
Westgate Carr Road is a long straight lane, lined by ditches, and punctuated by occasional farm and domestic buildings. It doesn't really...

‘Tombeau des Regrets’
This piece of music was inspired by ‘Tombeau des Regrets’ by the French Baroque composer, Sainte Colombe - not so much the music of that...

Bagatelle for Oboe and Viola, 'To those who Dwell in Realms of Day', by Stephen Gamble.
The history of this piece of music is curious. I wrote it in 2007 for solo violin and submitted it for examination instead of an essay. I...

Lament for a Silent Spring, by Stephen Gamble
'Silent Spring' is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson, published in 1962. The book details the devastating effects of...

Sonata Concitato, Temperato e Molle, by Stephen Gamble
.Sonata Concitato, Temperato e Molle (Solo Violin Sonata No 4) Back in 2004 I read about Monteverdi’s (1565 – 1643) theory that music...

Book Launch.
When publishing a book I believe it is customary to have a ‘book launch’, this usually involves a party, drinks and nibbles, invited...