Gordon Balch Nevin (1892–1943) was a second cousin to the better-known Ethelbert Nevin and was a tireless organ teacher for two years at Hiram College and for twelve years at Westminster College. For one year, he lived in Boston arranging music for the Skinner “Orchestrator” player organ.
Silver Clouds is prefaced by this poem:
“I saw two clouds at morning,
Tinged by the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on,
And mingled into one.”
For a sample of Nevin’s writing, read this free PDF, “
What Small-Town Music Needs.”
Silver Clouds is moderately easy.
