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Gilbert, Henry (Franklin Belknap) (1868–1928)| US composer. He studied at Boston and became a businessman, but later devoted himself to composition. He often used ragtime and African-American tunes for his thematic material. |
Works Stage symphonic prologue to Synge's Riders to the Sea (1913), ballet The Dance in Place Congo (after G W Cable; 1918). |
Voices and orchestra Salammbô's Invocation to Tanith (after Flaubert) for soprano and orchestra; Indian Sketches and Hymn to America for chorus and orchestra. |
Orchestral Americanesque, Comedy Overture on Negro Themes (1906), three American Dances (1911), Negro Rhapsody (1913), Legend, and Negro Episode for orchestra. |
Piano and voice The Island of Fay (after Poe, 1923); Indian Scenes and Negro Dances for piano; Pirate Song (Stevenson) for voice and piano; edition of 100 folk songs. |
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