Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

Three Pieces

Known principally for his solo songs, Armstrong Gibbs also wrote music for the stage, sacred works, three symphonies and a substantial amount of chamber music, much of which remains unpublished. Armstrong Gibbs was born near Chelmsford in Essex and spent much of his busy life there when he was not touring the country adjudicating at festivals, conducting and composing. He also lived for a time in the Lake District and these three pieces for string quartet are musical pictures of places that hemust have known very well.
The three pieces are:-
1. Above Blea Tarn
2. Winster Valley
3. Loweswater: Calm after Storm
A full score and set of parts is included.
Duration about 8 1/2 minutes