Hypochonriacus was written around 1949. It is scored for solo Voice with Piano accompaniment, and sets a poem by Charles Lamb . It was a test piece for the National Competitive Music Festival, held as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain. Cecil Armstrong Gibbs was a prolific and versatile English composer of the 20th century. Gibbs is best known for his output of songs, but he also wrote a considerable amount of music for the amateur choirs that he conducted. His reputation as a song-writer largely lies in his natural gift for text setting – he insisted on giving priority to the words over the music and had very clear musical ideas on what a song should be.
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Klaver Akkompagnement, Sang |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Børn m.m.) | Klassisk |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Vokal værk |
| Sideantal | 8 |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Publisher/Producent | J. Curwen and Sons Ltd |
| Bidragydere | Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong (Composer) |
| Sprog | Engelsk |