Ruth Gipps

About the artist

Ruth Gipps (20 February 1921 – 23 February 1999) was a British composer, oboist, pianist and impresario. Ruth Gipps was born in Bexhill-on-Sea, England in 1921. She was a child prodigy, winning performance competitions in which she was considerably younger than the rest of the field. After performing her first composition at the age of 8 in one of the numerous music festivals she entered, the work was bought by a publishing house for a guinea and a half.

Top songs

  1. Oboe Concerto, Op. 20: II. Andante
  2. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio
  3. Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 20: II. Andante
  4. Song for Orchestra, Op. 33
  5. Horn Concerto, Op. 58: II. Scherzo
  6. Sea-Weed Song, Op. 12c
  7. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: III. Andante
  8. Ambarvalia, Op. 70
  9. Oboe Concerto, Op. 20: III. Allegro vivace
  10. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: IV. Tempo di Marcia
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  1. Symphony No. 5, Op. 64: IVc. Missa brevis. Credo in unum Deum
  2. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: II. Allegro moderato
  3. Horn Concerto, Op. 58: i. Con Moto
  4. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: I. Moderato
  5. Symphony No. 3, Op. 57: III. Scherzo
  6. Oboe Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 5a: II. Adagio
  7. Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio, Op. 16: III. Energico
  8. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: VI. Allegro moderato
  9. Knight in Armour, Op. 8
  10. Coronation Procession, Op. 41
  11. Oboe Concerto, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato
  12. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: VIII. Allegro
  13. Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: VII. Moderato
  14. Symphony No. 3, Op. 57: I. Moderato
  15. Opalescence
  16. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: I. Moderato
  17. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato
  18. Cringlemire Garden, Op. 39
  19. Horn Concerto, Op. 58: III. Finale
  20. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Allegro moderato - Poco meno
  21. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: II. Adagio
  22. Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio, Op. 16: II. Adagio
  23. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
  24. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 22: II. Adagio
  25. Rhapsody for Clarinet & String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 23
  26. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: IV. Finale. Andante
  27. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Moderato
  28. Symphony No. 3, Op. 57: II. Theme and Variations
  29. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 22: III. Allegro
  30. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: I. Moderato - Allegro molto
  31. Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 22: IV. Adagio
  32. Symphony No. 3, Op. 57: IV. Finale
  33. Seascapes, Op. 53
  34. Sea-weed Song, Op. 12c: Sea-weed Song, Op. 12c
  35. Death on the Pale Horse, Op. 25: Death on the Pale Horse, Op. 25
  36. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Poco meno mosso
  37. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: II. Adagio - Più mosso
  38. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Andante - Maestoso
  39. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 58: I. Con Moto
  40. Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 34: III. Vivace
  41. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Tempo di marcia
  42. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Allegro moderato - Tranquillo
  43. The Kelpie of Corrievreckan, Op. 5b
  44. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Adagio
  45. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Allegro - Più mosso
  46. Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 30: Moderato - Appassionato
  47. Death on the Pale Horse, Op. 25
  48. Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: IV. Finale. Andante - Allegro molto
  49. Prelude for Solo Bass Clarinet, Op. 51
  50. Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 34: I. Allegro moderato
  51. Oboe Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: I. Andante doloroso
  52. Oboe Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: II. Adagio
  53. Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio, Op. 16: I. Allegro
  54. Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 24: II. Andante
  55. Symphony No. 5, Op. 64: I. Moderato maestoso
  56. Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 34: II. Andante
  57. The Pulley (Orchestrated by Roderick Williams)
  58. Leviathan, Op. 59
  59. Chanticleer Overture, Op. 28
  60. Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 24: III. Allegro
  61. Kensington Garden Suite, Op. 2: II. Fat Pigeon
  62. Sea-Shore Suite, Op. 3b: I. Gulls
  63. Sea-Shore Suite, Op. 3b: II. Sea Anemone
  64. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 58: II. Scherzo, Allegretto
  65. Kensington Garden Suite, Op. 2: I. Elfin Oak
  66. Kensington Garden Suite, Op. 2: III. Chestnut Trees
  67. Sea-Shore Suite, Op. 3b: III. Stormy Beach
  68. The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b
  69. Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet & String Trio, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato
  70. The Fairy Shoemaker
  71. Trio, Op. 10: I. Moderato
  72. Trio, Op. 10: II. Adagio
  73. Horn Concerto, Op. 58: III. Finale. Allegro ritmico
  74. Oboe Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: III. Allegro moderato
  75. Symphony No. 5, Op. 64: II. Andante
  76. II. Andante
  77. Trio, Op. 10: III. Allegro ritmico - Quasi rumba
  78. Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 24: I. Moderato
  79. Jane Grey, Op. 15
  80. Oboe Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 5a: III. Finale
  81. Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 58: III. Finale, Allegro ritmico
  82. Horn Concerto, Op. 58: II. Scherzo. Allegretto
  83. Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Andante espressivo - Allegro
  84. Opalescence, Op. 72
  85. Symphony No. 5, Op. 64: IVa. Missa brevis. Kyrie eleison
  86. Oboe Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 5a: I. Allegro moderato
  87. Threnody, Op. 74
  88. Chanticleer Overture, Op. 28: Chanticleer Overture, Op. 28
  89. Clarinet Sonata, Op. 45: I. Maestoso. Allegro ma non troppo
  90. Symphony No. 5, Op. 64: IVe. Missa brevis. Agnus Dei

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