Robert Saint, the Glossary
Robert "Bob" Saint (20 November 1905 – 15 December 1950) was a British composer, musician and animal welfare activist from Hebburn, South Tyneside, best known for his 1930s brass band composition "Gresford", about the Gresford disaster and known as "The Miners' Hymn".[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: British brass band, Composer, Durham Miners' Gala, Great Depression, Gresford disaster, Hebburn, Miner, National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain), Pit pony, Robert Colls, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royalty payment, Saxophone, South Tyneside, Trombone, Woodbine (cigarette).
- British trombonists
British brass band
In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music.
Durham Miners' Gala
The Durham Miners' Gala is a large annual gathering and labour festival held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham, England.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
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Gresford disaster
The Gresford disaster occurred on 22 September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, when an explosion and underground fire killed 266 men.
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Hebburn
Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England.
Miner
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining.
National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union for coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB).
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Pit pony
A pit pony, otherwise known as a mining horse, was a horse, pony or mule commonly used underground in mines from the mid-18th until the mid-20th century.
Robert Colls
Robert Colls is Professor of Cultural History at De Montfort University, Leicester.
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Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army.
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Royalty payment
A royalty payment is a payment made by one party to another that owns a particular asset, for the right to ongoing use of that asset.
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Saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass.
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South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England.
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Trombone
The trombone (Posaune, Italian, French: trombone) is a musical instrument in the brass family.
Woodbine (cigarette)
Woodbine is a British brand of cigarettes which, as of 2019, is owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco.
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See also
British trombonists
- Alfred James Phasey
- Carol Jarvis
- Jack Bentley (musician)
- Justin Thurgur
- Maisie Ringham
- Mark Bassey
- Robert Saint
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Saint
Also known as Saint, Robert.