John Twiname Gardner
John Twiname Gardner (2 August 1854, in South Molton – 15 February 1914, in Kensington) was a general practitioner and composer of much published parlour and light music. From 1888 to 1903 he worked as a family doctor in Ilfracombe, North Devon, where he conducted the local choral society and was generally a mainstay of musical life in the town. He was the grandfather of the well-known composer John Gardner.
John Twiname Gardner
- Born
- 1854
- Died
- 1914
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- composer
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Instrumental works
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Gardner's White Star Polka March was held in the music libraries of the ships of the White Star Line, including Titanic.
Bella Vista (Valse) Britannia - a Patriotic Selection - Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (1901) Carissima (Waltz) - Francis Day and Hunter (1897) Celestine (Valse) - Francis Brothers and Day Cherie (Valse) - Francis Brothers and Day Clair de Lune (Valse) -Francis Brothers and Day Danse des Lutins - Francis Brothers and Day Ma Vie (Valse) -Frances Day and Hunter Marjorie (Gavotte) - Francis Brothers and Day Mavourneen (Waltz)- Francis Day and Hunter (1899) Minuet in A -Willcocks and Co The Pullman Express (Descriptive galop) - Francis Day and Hunter (1904) Querida (Valse) - Francis Day and Hunter (1892) Le Reve d'Amour - Francis Brothers and Day White Star (Polka March) - Francis Day and Hunter
Vocal works
Vocal works
Against the Stream The Better Land - Willcocks & Co. The Children's Prayer Caught at Last - Willcocks & Co. Come May with all thy flowers - Marriott & Williams Come back my love to me - Marriott & Williams Dearest to me - Willcocks & Co. The Drummer Boy - W.W. Warne God Bless the Royal Pair - Twiss & Sons, Ilfracombe (1893) God Save the King - Novello & Co. Jesu, Lover of my Soul - Willcocks & Co. The Merry Muleteer - Marriott & Williams (1892) Old Friends - Marriott & Williams Peaceful be thy sleeping - Willcocks & Co. The Roseate Hues - Willcocks & Co. The song we ne'er may sing -B. Mocatta & Co. We Fear no Foreign Foe - Marriott & Williams Zingarella - J.B. Cramer & Co.
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