Composers

Armstrong Gibbs

Armstrong Gibbs
10.08.1889 - 12.05.1960
Country:United Kingdom
Period:XX age

Biography

 Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (10 August 1889 – 12 May 1960) was a prolific and versatile English composer, best known for his output of songs. Gibbs also devoted much of his career to the amateur choral and festival movements in Britain. He attained a high level of popularity, for instance the work 'Dusk' was requested by Princess Elizabeth (the future queen of England) on her eighteenth birthday.

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