| …the writing is unfussy… | ||
| — Music Teacher |
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AIRBORNE was written in Buenos Aires in 1963.
John Barton Armstrong served in the Fleet Air Arm and then worked in aeronautical design for Vickers Armstrong from 1951. He was involved in all aspects of aviation, designing and selling aeroplanes and went through various generations of very successful aircraft design. He was also on the project design team of Concord.
AIRBORNE though, surely, belongs more to the light aircraft world….
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| Composer | Title | Grade | Forces | Total duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barton Armstrong |
Airborne for piano |
7 | Piano | 16 mins | ||||
| # | Composer | Grouping | Movement | Forces | Duration | |||
| 1 | John Barton Armstrong | Airborne | 1 Glider | Piano | 1½ mins | |||
| 2 | 2 Cross-country | 1 minute | ||||||
| 3 | 3 Cirrus | 1¼ mins | ||||||
| 4 | 4 Fully Aerobatic | 1 minute | ||||||
| 5 | 5 Ballooning | 1½ mins | ||||||
| 6 | 6 Off Course | 1 minute | ||||||
| 7 | 7 Great Bear | 1¼ mins | ||||||
| 8 | 8 Caribbean Cumulus | 1¼ mins | ||||||
| 9 | 9 Parachute | 1 minute | ||||||
| 10 | 10 Over the Pole | 1 minute | ||||||
| 11 | 11 Tropical Sunset | 1 minute | ||||||
| 12 | 12 Night Flight | 1½ mins | ||||||
Catalogue code: FM310
• Published: 31st August 2026
Entry last updated: 1st September 2026