Joseph Gibbs

Gibbs, whose family portrait by Gainsborough hangs in the Country wide Family portrait Gallery, was an associate from the Ipswich Music Culture. (Gainsborough was also an associate.) Starting his body organ playing profession with St. Nicholas’ Chapel in Harwich, he proceeded to the positioning of organist in Dedham, Essex. The “Eight Solos To get a Violin with an intensive Bass for the Harpsichord” (his most significant collection) illustrate the impact of Geminiani, Veracini and Festing within their chromaticism, challenging technicality and complicated passages. A lot of his additional music was adored for simplicity, modesty and conventionality.