Kubik, Gail, 1914-1984

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1914-09-05

Death 1984-07-20

Nationality: Americans

Language: English

Biographical notes:

First movement commissioned by CBS for its American School of the Air series. Composed 1941. First performance over the CBS Network, New York, 8 April 1941, Columbia Concert Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann conductor. The Billings tunes in no. 2 are When Jesus Wept and Chester. Composed 1945. No. 3 commissioned by the BBC. Composed 1944. First performance on the BBC Network (I.T.M.A. program), 30 March 1944.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Folk song suite : 1. Whoopee-ti-yi-yo / Gail Kubik. 1941. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611402

From the description of Folk song suite : 3. Camptown races / Gail Kubik. 1944. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611395

From the description of Folk song suite : 2. Two hymn tunes / Gail Kubik. 1945. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611407

Composed 1934; revised 1936. First performance of revised version Chicago, 2 January 1938, Illinois Symphony Orchestra of the WPA, Izler Solomon conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto for violin and orchestra : in one movement, op. 4 / Gail T. Kubik. 1936. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611385

Composed 1940.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony : (Scherzo), op. 13 / Gail Kubik. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52621294

From the description of Gavotte for string orchestra / by Gail Kubik. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52620458

Poem by Mary B. Duryee. Composed 1940. First performance over NBC's Blue Network, 29 December 1940.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Puck : [a legend of Bethlehem] / poem by Mary B. Duryee ; music by Gail Kubik. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52620942

Originally composed for piano and string quartet, 1932; rewritten for piano and orchestra, 1936. First performance Monmouth, Ill., 5 May, 1936, Monmouth College Orchestra, the composer conducting, Jeanne McIntyre soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of American caprice : for piano and chamber orchestra, op. 3 / by Gail T. Kubik. 1936. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611375

Composed 1947, under the title Concert Rhumba.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concert rhumba / Gail Kubik. 1947. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611378

Composed 1935; rewritten 1937.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite for orchestra / by Gail Kubik. 1935. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52621778

Kubik joined NBC as staff composer in New York in 1940 where he was music director for the Motion Picture Bureau at the Office of War Information. During World War II, he composed and conducted many music scores of motion pictures.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Paratroops : film music score no. 3 / by Gail Kubik. 1942. . (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 309296048

From the description of Men and ships / Gail Kubik. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 309299584

From the description of World at war : originally titled "Prelude to victory" / by Gail Kubik ; [orchestrated by Edgar Schenkman]. [1942] . (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 309299587

Composed 1940. Revised 1951. Won the Heifetz prize given by Carl Fischer Inc, 1941.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Concerto in D : for violin and orchestra / Gail Kubik. 1940. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52611059