John Twiname Gardner


John Twiname Gardner 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.
J.T. Gardner's White Star Polka March was held in the music libraries of the ships of the White Star Line, including Titanic. The printed sheet music in the possession of the Composer's Great Grandson bears no resemblance to the piece with this title and credited to "J T Gardner" which has been recorded by a number of artists. This results from the inclusion of the title on Ian Whitcomb's album. As explained on the website http://blurt-online.com/features/view/1113/:-
"In the course of his research, Whitcomb had found music for a number called "The White Star Polka-March," "But it wasn't any good!" he says. "So I wrote a different bit of music" - which he called "The White Star March" in the liner notes and credited to "J.T. Gardner."
This explains why the music recorded is neither a march nor a polka and why it bears no resemblance to the .

List of published compositions

Instrumental Works

Bella Vista

Britannia - a Patriotic Selection - Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.

Carissima - Francis Day and Hunter

Celestine - Francis Brothers and Day

Cherie - Francis Brothers and Day

Clair de Lune -Francis Brothers and Day

Danse des Lutins - Francis Brothers and Day

Ma Vie -Frances Day and Hunter

Marjorie - Francis Brothers and Day

Mavourneen - Francis Day and Hunter

Minuet in A -Willcocks and Co

The Pullman Express - Francis Day and Hunter

Querida - Francis Day and Hunter

Le Reve d'Amour - Francis Brothers and Day

- Francis Day and Hunter

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

God Save the King - Novello & Co.

Jesu, Lover of my Soul - Willcocks & Co.

The Merry Muleteer - Marriott & Williams

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.