In 1877 Gaul started teaching the first classes in the theory of music, harmony and counterpoint at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, marking the first step towards providing a fully rounded musical instruction at the institution that would eventually become Birmingham Conservatoire. He would later be appointed as professor of orchestration and composition at the school. He taught singing and harmony at the King Edward VI High School for Girls. Gaul wrote a large quantity of choral music in a simple melodious style influenced by Spohr and Mendelssohn. His cantatas were widely performed on the music festival circuit, with the best known The Holy City -- premiered at the Birmingham Music Festival in 1882 -- being the most popular of its era.
In 1877 Gaul started teaching the first classes in the theory of music, harmony and counterpoint at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, marking the first step towards providing a fully rounded musical instruction at the institution that would eventually become Birmingham Conservatoire.
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1877
1877
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Gaul
Gaul
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start
started
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xcomp
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teach
teaching
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first
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class
classes
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det
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the
the
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theory
theory
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case
of
of
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music
music
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,
conj
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harmony
harmony
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cc
and
and
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conj
Number=Sing
counterpoint
counterpoint
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
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Birmingham
Birmingham
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cc
and
and
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Midland
Midland
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nmod
Number=Sing
Institute
Institute
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punct
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mark
marking
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first
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step
step
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mark
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towards
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providing
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fully
fully
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round
rounded
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musical
musical
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instruction
instruction
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case
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institution
institution
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eventually
eventually
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become
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Birmingham
Birmingham
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Conservatoire
Conservatoire
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He would later be appointed as professor of orchestration and composition at the school.
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appoint
appointed
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professor
professor
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of
of
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orchestration
orchestration
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composition
composition
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school
school
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He taught singing and harmony at the King Edward VI High School for Girls.
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
teach
taught
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singing
singing
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harmony
harmony
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King
King
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compound
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Edward
Edward
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compound
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VI
VI
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Degree=Pos
high
High
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School
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for
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Girls
Girls
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Gaul wrote a large quantity of choral music in a simple melodious style influenced by Spohr and Mendelssohn.
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Gaul
Gaul
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
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a
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
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obj
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quantity
quantity
NOUN
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of
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amod
Degree=Pos
choral
choral
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nmod
Number=Sing
music
music
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NN
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in
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a
a
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simple
simple
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amod
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melodious
melodious
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obl
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style
style
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Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
influence
influenced
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by
by
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Spohr
Spohr
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Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn
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His cantatas were widely performed on the music festival circuit, with the best known
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his
His
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cantata
cantatas
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NNS
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be
were
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widely
widely
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perform
performed
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on
on
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the
the
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DT
compound
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music
music
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compound
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festival
festival
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NN
obl
Number=Sing
circuit
circuit
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NN
punct
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,
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mark
with
with
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the
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well
best
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Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
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VBN
The Holy City -- premiered at the Birmingham Music Festival in 1882 -- being the most popular of its era.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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The
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Holy
Holy
ADJ
NNP
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Number=Sing
City
City
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punct
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acl
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premier
premiered
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case
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at
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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compound
Number=Sing
Birmingham
Birmingham
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Music
Music
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Festival
Festival
PROPN
NNP
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obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1882
1882
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cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
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RBS
parataxis
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
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era
era
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punct
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