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For any one who is interested in Sterndale Bennett, the Royal Academy of Music, London has an all day event with talks and performances of his music, some of which will be played on his Broadwood piano recently restored with funding from the late Oliver Davies and Barry Sterndale Bennett.
It takes place next Tuesday 22 November.  Tickets are free and can be had by going to their web site.

[Sir Julius Benedict]

Sir Julius Benedict  Born 27,11,1802 Stuttgart  - Died 5,5,1885 London

Julius was the son of a banker..His earliest music lessons were with Johann Abeille in Stuttgart and later with Johann Hummel in Weimar. where he was introduced to Carl Maria von Weber with whom he had private lessons.
Aged 19 he was appointed conductor at a Vienna theatre then onto Naples where he composed his first opera. Following a short stay in Paris, he moved to London in 1836 which became his home for the rest of his life. He combined conducting with composing.

Orchestral

Symphony No.1 in G minor  Op.101  1873
Symphony  No.2 in C  Op. ?  1876
Festival overture  Op.42
The Octoroon – overture  1862
Le Menestral – overture  Op.76
'The Tempest', overture - Op.77 1868 –
La Selvain cantata, overture for the Philharmonic Society, London, 6 July 1868
Incidental music for Romeo & Juliet  1882
Alfred and Marie, grand march celebrating the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh & Grand Duchess Marie  1874
Mary Stuart's Farewell,  - scena for contralto and orchestra 1883
Concert variations on Carnival of Venice
Piano Concerto No,1 in C minor Op.45  1850
Piano Concerto No.2  in E flat  Op.89  1867
Piano Concerto No.3  in A flat  Op.90  1867
Piano Concertino  Op.18  1827 pub. by Chez Frederic Hofmeister  (later incorporated into piano concerto No.3)
Piano Concertino  Op.19  1833  (later incorporated into piano concerto No,2)

Chamber

Violin Sonata Op.1
Violin Sonata in E  Op.88  pub. by Kister
Romanze in D for violin and piano  Op.105
An Evening Thought for cello and piano
Andantino for Concertina and Fortepiano  1858
String quartet in C minor  Op.87  pub. by Schlesinger

Piano

Piano Sonata, Op.2
Piano Sonata  Op.4
Allegro Marziale
Atalanta - impromptu
Andante and Rondo Brillante in A flat
Andantino
Caprice en forme de gallop in D  Op.15
Cloudland
Douce Confidence  - andante
A Dream of the Past – nocturne
Evening Thoughts  Op.49
Galop brillant, Op.41/1
Idylle, Op.41/2
La Festa
Fleur des Champs  Op.58
La Lutine  Op.47/1
Marche des Templers  Op.56
Moeceau de Salon
Nocturne de Salon op.52/2
Polacca brillante  1872
P' oo Tean Loh – Chinese national air
Belgravia-Polka, Op.42  pub. by Cramer, Beale & Co.
Rêverie, Op.39
Rondo in A  Op.3
Rondo brillante in A flat  Op.5
Salon-Stuck  Op.54
Scherzo
Sea Breezes – waltz
Winter Blossoms – waltz
Un Rayon d'Esperance - nocturne
Etude for the left hand only
Etude in A-flat major
'America'  grand fantasia
Fantasia brillante on themes of Rossini  Op.24
'Isolma', brillante fantasia on themes from Maid of Artois  Op.25
Fantasia brillante on themes from Balfe's The Daughter of St Mark
Fantasia brillante on airs from Anna Bolena
Variations brillante on Masini's Le Page Inconsistant  Op.23
Bouquet musicale sur motifs de l'opera 'I Puritani;  Op.27
'Elvira' fantasia from Balfe's Rose of Castille
'Erin' fantasia on Irish melodies
Reminiscences of Rosamund  Op.28
Remembrance of Scotland – fantasia  Op.34
Duo concertant sur des Motifs favoris écossais
Grand Duo brillant sur des Motifs du Postillon de Lonjumeau
Andantino, arranged by the composer for four performers on two pianofortes  1876

Song

Absence  words by Goethe  1864
Alma adorata
Alone ! Alone !  words by Miss Padre
L'Amante dell' Esule alla luna
Ange adore
As the Moons Soft Splendour
Come to our fairy bower  words by C J Rowe
The Bird that came in spring  pub. by F Enoch,Ashdown & Pary
The Wren
Bocchina  words by Mrs Norton
The Cherries are Ripe – harvest hymn
La Cloche de la Priere
Come where the willows bending weep  words by W Fraser
Comrades
The Constant Heart
La Constanza
The Cottage Door
I am there
Ill-gifted ring
The Dark Lady
The Daughter's Gift
Do not wound the heart that loves thee
Dreamy Eyes
The Echo Song
England yet
The Erlking's kiss
Face it
The Forging of the Anchor
Hans und Verene
Happy are we
How many
The Hunting song
I hold the black shawl
I know a song
I murmer not
The Maiden's Dream
I Montanieri – on Styrian melodies  Op.48
Sandringham
The Skylark
Sleep on, sad heart
Six four part songs  Op.79
Six Choral songs:-
1.    Old May-day
2.    Invocation to sleep
3.    A Night Song
4.    Dirge for the faithful lover
5.    Drinking Song
6.    Sylvan Pleasures



Opera

Giaciinta ed Ernesto  1827
I Portoghasi  in Goa  1830
Un anno ed un giorno 1836
The  Gypsy's Warning  1838
Brides of Venice  1844
The Crusaders  1846
The Lake of Glenaston  1862
The Bride of Song  (operetta)1864
The Lily of Killarney 1862

Cantata

L'amortimido, cantata  premiered. Stuttgart, August 1822
Undine  1860
Richard Coeur de Lion  1863
The Legend of Saint Cecilia  1866
Graziella  1882

Oratorio

St Peter  1870
     

[Giuseppe Ferrata]

Giuseppe Ferrata  Born 1.1.1865  Gradoli, Romagna – Died 28.3.1928 New Orleans

At fourteen he won a scholarship to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he studied under Giovanni Sgambatti and Eugenio Terziani, following which he received a few lessons from Franz Liszt.  He emigrated to the US in 1892 later settling at New Orleans, where  he taught at the Tulane University.

Orchestra

Symphony
Piano Concerto in D minor  1906

Chamber
                     
String Quartet in C  'In Excelsis'  1900
Four episodes for string quartet  1903
String Quartet in G  Op.28  pub. By J Fischer  (awarded 1st Prize by the Pittsburg Arts Society)
Italian Spring Melodies for violin & piano: Berceuse, Valse Gentile, Minuet, Love Song, Gavotte, Dialogue d'Amour, Sol Re La Mi Scherzine, Mazurka, Barcarolle Triste, Tarantella, Elle Danse, Marche Funebre  Op.7  pub. by G Fischer  1902
Suite for violin and piano: Romance, Scherzo, Bolero. Op.31 pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge

Piano

Album Leaves: Gavotte, Minuet, Le Sourire de Pierrette, Polka. Op.11  pub. by G Fischer 1903
Four Humoresques; in A major, G Major, E minor, A Minor.  Op.12  pub. by G Fischer 1904
Minuetto Op.13/2, Intermezzo /3, Petite Traditional Gavotte /4  pub. by J Fischer 1903
Four piano compositions  Op.14  Momento Grazioso /1,  Petite Valse /3,  Gavotte /4  pub. by J Fischer  1903
Lisztiana (scales) Op.19
Three pieces: Petite Fleur, Little Blossom, Romance sans Paroles  Op.24
Two compositions: Romance sans Paroles, Valse de concert,  Op.25
Toccata Chromatique  Op.29
A trio of original dances: Brunette dansante, Minuet, Gavotte. Op.30  pub.by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge.
Polonaise  Op.32  pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Four Tone Pictures  Op.33  pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Three Poetic Dance Impressions: Sobieski's Court, Mazurian Round, Elfin Revel. Op.34 pub.by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge  1915
Serenata Romanesca
Two studies of Chopin's Minute Waltz  Op.64 pub.by G Scharmer
Bolshevik Jazz for two pianos.

Song

Folk songs from the Spanish.  Words by H Huntington  Op.8  pub.by J Fischer 
Seven lyric melodies  Op.21
Night and the Curtains Drawn  Op.22/1
Seven Songs: Erin, Meteora, On Music. Refrain, Victor or Vanquished, When the Balaika, When the Clover Blooms Again. Op.27  pub.by G Schirmer
The Unseen Garden  words by H Huntington pub.by Bryant Music Co. 1917
Eight Songs  Op.35
In the Pride of May – chorus for mixed voices  words by T Weekles  pub.by T Presser  1921
A Song of Thanksgiving

Organ

Five pieces: Marche Triomphale Op.9/1, Reverie /3, Reverie Triste /4  pub.by J.Fischer
Organ Pieces: Scherzino,   Op.23/1  pub.by G Schirmer
Modern Suite for Organ Op.37

Choral

Sinfonia Chorale  Op.40  pub.by J Fischer

Religious

Messa Solonelle for mixed voices and organ  Op.15  pub.by J Fischer  1905
Messa in honorem of S S Rosari for chorus and orchestra Op.18  pub.by J Fischer
Wedding Suite: Op.20 Cortege Nuptial for violin and organ, Wedding Vow, organ solo, A Song of Thanksgiving soprano solo, Wedding March, organ solo. pub.by J Fischer  1906
Das Irae Op.35

Opera

Akrimane  1894
Il Fuoriuseito 
Nella Steppe  based on story from A S Pushkin  1903

[Jacob (Jacques) Rosenhain]

Jacob (Jacques) Rosenhain Born 2.12.1813 Mannheim  Died 21.3.1894  Baden Baden

Jacob was a child prodigy, making his first public appearance as a pianist at the age of eight. He studied with Jacob Schmitt, Johann Kalliwoda and Schnyder von Wartensee. In 1837 he stayed in London for a short period, then moving to Paris, though travelling extensively in Europe as a performer for the next thirty years. In 1870 he settled in Baden Baden where he remained until his death.

Orchestral
 
Symphony No.1 in G minor Op.42   1846
Symphony No.2 in F minor Op.43  pub. by Emil Sommermeyer
Symphony No.3 'Im Frühling'  Op.61
Piano Concerto in D minor  Op.73 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Piano Concertino in A Op.30  pub. by Lemoine
 
Chamber

Piano quartet Op.1
Piano trio in E minor Op.2  pub.by Castallat
Piano trio in D minor Op.32  pub. by Castallat  1843
Piano trio in F minor  Op.50  pub.by Schott  1856
String quartet in G major  Op.55  pub.by  Breitkopf & Hartel  1864
String quartet in C major  Op.57  pub.by  Breitkopf & Hartel 
String quartet in D minor Op.65  pub.by Breitkopf & Hartel
Am Abend, Theme & eight variations for string quartet Op.99  pub.by Breitkopf & Hartel  1888
Cello sonata in E Op.38  pub.by Peters
Cello sonata in G Op.53  pub.by Peters
Cello sonata in G minor Op.98  pub.by Breitkopf & Hartel
Tableaux de Genre for cello and piano: Matinee d'Ete, Fete Villageoise, Dans la nuit.   Op.78  pub.by Frederich Schreiber

Piano

Sonata in C Op.12
Grand sonata a Mendelssohn in D minor Op.38
Sonata in F minor Op.44  pub. by Heugel  1850
Sonata symphonique  in F minor  Op.70
Sonata in D minor Op.74
Sonata in A minor
Four Romances  Op.14  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel 1836
Morceaux de Salon in D major Op.15 pub. by Lemoine
Character studies: Spanisches Lied, Die Ruckerrinung, Die Unruhe, Alpen-Gesange  Op.25  pub. by Schott
Character studies: Polonisches Lied, Zum Abschied, Jn der Fremde, Jnnerer Kampf. Op.31 pub. by Schott
Character studies: Orientalische Lieder, Die Vergangenhut, Die Undine, Klage des Geliebten Op.37  pub. by Schott
Caprice brilliant  Op.23  pub. by Lemoine  1839
Valse brilliant  Op.36  pub. by Frederich Hofmeister  1842
Morceaux de Concours: Andante & rondo, Allegro appassionato, Nocturne.  pub. by Peters  1847
Ballade, Chanson salve, Op.67  pub. by N Simrock  1865
Barcarolle, Abendglochen, Wanderlied, Courente  Op.68  pub. by Heugel et cie,
Feuilles Volantes: Crepuscule, Dans les Champs, Contemplation, Berceuse.  Op.82  pub. by G Brandus et S Dufour
Dans Villageoises  Op.85  pub. by C A Spina 1872
Valse brillante  Op.89  pub, by Kistner
Six Historiettes Op.97  pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel 1887
Souvenir de Heiligenberg  in D
Twelve Etudes Characteristiques
Twenty-four Melodiques Characteristiques
Fantasia Appassionata, Grand duo (4 hands) in G minor  Op.40  pub. by Frederich Hofmeister  1844

Song

Six lieder: 1. Schlaflied, 2. Wo ich bin, mich rings umdunkelt, 3. Morgen stch'ich auf, 4. Lieb,Liebuen, 5. O Seliges Wandern, 6. Und Willst die dich des Lebens freu'n, Op.21 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel   1840

Oratorio

Saul

Opera

Der Besuch im Irrenhause  1834
Liswenna  1836
Le Demon de la nuit, reworking of above with new libretto  1851
Volage et Jaloux  1863


Jacob's brother Eduard 16.11.1818 - 6.9.1861 was a minor composer and teacher.
 

[Daniel Gregory Mason]

Daniel Gregory Mason  Born 20.11.1873 Brookline, Mass. - Died 4.12.1953 Greenwich, Conn.

Daniel was the son of a piano manufacturer. In 1895 he went to Harvard University where he studied music under John Knowles Paine. After graduating he continued his studies with Arthur Whiting, George Chadwick and Percy Groetschius.  He later went to Paris to study with Vincent d'Indy. Following his return to the US he pursued  a career as a composer and teacher. .With his compositions he sought to develop a 'National style' following the music of Anglo-Saxon New England and the old south. It was all in a late romantic style.

Orchestra

Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 11 1914
Symphony No 2 in A major, Op. 30 1929
Symphony No 3 in B flat major 'A Lincoln Symphony', Op. 35 1936
Prelude and Fugue, for piano and orchestra Op. 12, 1914
Chanticleer, festival overture 1926
Suite after English Folksongs, Op. 32 1934
Prelude and Fugue, In C minor, for strings Op. 37, 1939

Chamber 

Piano Quartet, Op. 7 pub. By Schirmer 1911
Sentimental Sketches, piano trio Op. 34
Violin Sonata, Op. 5  pub. By Schirmer  1908
Pastorale,  violin, clarinet/viola and piano  Op.8  pub. By A Z Mathot  1912
Three Pieces, for  flute, harp and string quartet  Op.13  1912
Sonata, for clarinet/violin and piano  Op.14 pub. By Rogers,Ditson1915
Intermezzo for string quartet  Op.17 1916
String Quartet on Negro Themes, Op. 19  1919
Variations on a Theme of John Powell, for string quartet 1925
Fanny Blair, folksong fantasy, for string quartet Op. 28,  1927
Serenade, for string quartet Op. 31,  1931
Variations on a Quiet Theme, for string quartet Op. 40,  1939
Divertimento, wind quintet  Op.26b 1926

Piano

Birthday Waltzes, Op. 1 1894
Variations on Yankee Doodle, Op. 6, 1911
other piano pieces, Opp. 2, 3, 9, 16, 21, 33

Organ

Passacaglia and Fugue, Op. 10, pub. By H W Gray 1912
Two Choral Preludes on Lowell Mason's Tunes, Op. 39 1941

Song

Four Songs  for voice and piano words by M. Lord, Op.4,  1906
Six Love Songs  for voice and piano words by M L Mason, Op.15, 1915, arr. S, orch 1935
Russians, song cycle for voice and piano  words by W Brynner Op. 18,  1915–17, arr. Bar, orch  1915–17
Songs of the Countryside  words by A E Housmann Op.23, chorus and orch 1923
Five Songs of Love and Life, for voice and piano Op.36, 1895–1922
Three Nautical Songs for voice and piano  words by W Irwin  Op.38, 1941
Two Songs for baritone and piano Op. 41, 1947
Soldiers, song cycle, for baritone and piano Op. 42, 1949
There are 50 songs without opus numbers.

Choral

Long, Long the Night for chorus words by Robert Burns  pub. by W H Gray  1918
Unaccompanied choral pieces, Opp. 25, 29

Retrospect Opera are to record Stanford's opera Shamus O'Brien during January 2023.  They are appealing for funds for this as they are several thousand pounds short for the completion of the project. 

Retrospect Opera will be releasing a recording of MacFarren's comic opera The Soldier's Legacy which was premiered in 1864 . in time for Xmas.

[Henri Benjamin Rabaud]

Henri Benjamin Rabaud   Born 10.11.1873 Paris  Died 11.9.1949 Neuilly, Paris.

Henri was the son of Hippolyte Rabaud, a cellist and minor composer. His initial studies were at the Lycee Condorcet. He followed this, studying at the Paris Conservatoire with Antoine Taudou, Jules Massenet and Andre Gedalge. He was dissatisfied with Massenet's teaching. He won the Prix de Rome in 1894. Henri was an admirer of Mascagni, Puccini and Verdi.  Modernism is the enemy was his mantra.

He was a frequent conductor at the opera.

Orchestra

Symphony No.1 in D minor Op.1 1899
Symphony No.2 in  E minor Op.5  pub. By Enoch & cie  Paris
Eglogue, poem e virgilien  Op.7  pub. by Durand ert Fils 1899
Andromede – symphonic poem
Two Divertissements sur des chansons Russe   pub. by Enoch & cie  1899
La Procession nocturne – symphonic poem Op.6   pub. by Durand et Fils  1910
Three English suites of XV1:  Antony and Cleopatra, The Merchant of Venice   and ?  pub. by Durand et cie.
Lamento  1930
Prologue & Epilogue  1944
Prelude and Tocatta for piano & orchestra  1945

Chamber

Romances sans paroles for violin and piano  1890
Andante & scherzetto for flute, violin and piano  1890
Andante & Scherzo for flute, violin and clarinet   Op.8  pub. by Heugel & cie  1899
String quartet  Op.3  pub. By Enoch & Cie  1898
Solo de Concours for clarinet and piano  Op.10  pub. by Evette & Schaeffer  1901
Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon  1949
Fantasie from Marouf arranged for trombone and piano

Song

Six songs for voice and orchestra  words by Lamartine, Gautier Vicaire Silvestre 1897
Three songs for voice and orchestra. Words by Gregh, Rivoire and Bataille.
Two songs for female voices   1909

Choral

Daphne, cantata ( won him the Prix de Rome in 1894)
Job, oratorio  for soloists, chorus and orchestra   Op.9  1901
Second poem for the life of Job for soloists chorus and orchestra Op.11
Psaume lV  Op.4  for soloists, chorus and orchestra  1901
L'ete   words V Hugo  1894
Hymne a la France Eternelle for chorus  1916
Ave verum for four voices and organ  1938

Opera

La Fille de Roland   1904
Marouf, savetier du Caire ( Marouf and the Cobler of Cairo, from Arabian Nights) libretto by Lucien Nepoty pub. by Choudens  1914
L'appel de la mer  after play Riders of the Sea by J M Synge  1924
Rolande et le mauvais garcon  1934
Martine 1947
Le jeu de l'amour et du hazard (Game of Love and Chance) 1948

Film

Le Miracle des Loups  1924
Le Joueur d'Eches  (The Chess Player)1926

[Adolf H A Weidig]

Adolf H A Weidig Born 28.11.1867 Hamburg  Died 23.8.1931 Hinsdale, Illionois.

Adolf was the son of Ferdinand Weidig a trombonist. He initially studied the violin with Johannes Jagan, and later at the Hamburg Conservatory with K L Brugheer and Hugo Riemann.  At the age of 16 he became a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra.  In 1887 he entered The Munich Conservatory where he was a pupil of Abel and Josef Rheinberger.
Quote from Cobbett's 'All Weidigs music reveals a profoundly scholarly manner of writing, he is thoroughly skilled in the use of all contrapuntal and harmonic devices'

He decided to go to the US in 1892 and settled in Chicago. He married Helen Ridgway in 1896

Orchestral

Symphony in C minor
Symphonic Fantasy, Semiramis – Tone poem  Op.33  1893
Drei  Episoden:  Im Frieien, Trauer, Liebesgluck  Op.38  pub. by B Schott  1909
Symphonic Suite in three movements  1914
Serenade for strings  Op.16
Concert Overture  Op.65  1919

Chamber

Piano Trio  Op.9  pub. by Augener & Co. 1899
String Quintet
String Quartet in D minor  1888
String Quartet in A
String Quartet in C minor
Quartettino in C  pub. by Schott  Op.11 1900 
Serenade for string quartet  Op.16  pub. by C F Summy 1899
Credo – 'In Memoriam'  for string quartet  Op.53  pub. by Clayton F Summy   1920
Leichte Stuke, three pieces for violin and piano: Romanze, Barcarole and Mazurka  Op.5 1888
Three compositions for violin and piano: Ballad, Menuet, and Venetian Serenade.  Op.17  pub. by C F Summy  1899
Suite for violin and piano in G minor Op.21  pub. by C F Summy
Petite Suite for violin and piano: Aria & Intermezzo, Gavotte and Finale  Op.22  pub. by B Schott & Co. 1902
Trois Morceau for violin and piano: Berceuse, Valse-Caprice and Gavotte. Op.24  pub. by B Schott & Co. 1904
Italian Suite for violin and piano: Venice, Florentine Serenade, In Rome,  Ave Maria, Neapolitan Romance and On Capri. Op.40. pub. by C F Summy 1914
Three compositions for violin and piano: May day, A Summer's Evening and In a Cheerful mood. Op.41  Pub. by C Fischer  NY 1913
Romanza for cello  Op.14  pub. by C F Summy

Piano

Canons for solo piano  Op.42  pub. by C F Summy  1911
Canzonetta  Op.48  pub. by C F Summy  1912

Song

Eventide – song for mezzo or baritone and orchestra . words by C E Kilburger  Op.29  pub. by C F Summy  1915
Golden Primrose  Op.10/1
Ah, might I clear each wishful --  words by F Kanowski Op.10/2
Ah, might I kiss thee.  Op.10/3
Three Children's Songs: Op.15/1 A Spring Chorus, /2.Polly's Handkerchief, /3 The Disappointed Snowflakes .  pub. by C F Summy
O Sing unto the Lord  - motet  Op.20  pub. by C F Summy  1900
Five songs Op.21. /1 The Sleeping of the Wind,  words by C B Goring.
21/2 Let her in,
21/3 Night Whisperings, words by F Evans,
21/4 Not Yet, words by S Coolidge,    
21/5. A Sleepy-time song   words by M J Shennon.   All pub. by Clayton  F Summy 1902
Two Garden songs: Op.25/1 You and I, words by  E Beddy, /2  A Garden Tragedy words by C E Cleaver  pub. by C F Summy 1903
Good night   words by A H Lockhart Op.26  pub. by C F Summy  1904
Two songs: Op.27/1  Love'sCalender words by C E Cleaver, /2 The Gypsy words by M Morgan  pub. by O Ditson& Co.
Le Coquette  words by G Ames  pub. by C F Summy  1901
Buccaneer, a song story. 25 songs. Words by Alden Charles Noble.Op.31 pub. by C F Summy  1905
Sun Divine  words by M A Crosby Op.38  pub. by C F Summy 1908
The Garden of Gethsemane.  words by A E Walker  sacred song  pub. by C F Summy  1919
Book og Children's songs, words by M Morgan Op.49  pub. by C F Summy
Three songs with words by T B Aldrich: Op.80/1 Cradle Song, /2. Necromancy, /3. A Refrain.  pub. by G Schirmer  1927

Choral

Horch' auf! Awake. For male voices  Op.14  pub. by C F Summy  1904
The Pilgrim's Hymn  Words by E C Steadman  pub. by Novello  1916
Sing again my heart and chant it  - madrigal for mixed voices. Words by S R Gaines  Op.66  pub by J Fischer & Bros. 1921
Serenade for three part chorus of woman's voices.   Words by T B Aldrich  Op.81  pub. by G Schirmer 

[Ernest Reyer]

Louis-Etienne Ernest Reyer.  Born 10.12.1823  Marseilles  Died 15.1.1909 Le Lavandou, Hyeres

His initial musical training was at the Free School of Music in Marseilles.  At the age of sixteen he was sent to live with an uncle, Louis Farrenc in Algeria. It was there that he began to compose songs and a mass, which was performed at the cathedral  in Algiers.  In 1848 he went to Paris to study with his Aunt the composer Louise Farrenc. There he met Flaubert and Gautier both of whom had an interest in oriental subjects, which was to influence on some of his music.
His original surname was Rey.
There is more biographical material elsewhere on this site.

Orchestra

Le Selem , Oriental symphony in 5 tableaux for soprano, baritone and orchestra.  Words by Theophile Gautier  1850
Marche Tzigane  1865  (also for piano)

Chamber

Duettino for  oboe and cello  pub. by Journal de Musique

Piano

Petite Fantaisie in E flat major  pub. by Choudens 1877
Pensee Melodique in E flat major  pub. by Choudens  1878
Dance Polonaise  pub. by Gaulois  1888

Song

A un berceau  1853
Tanko le Fondeur  1860
Vieille chanson du jeune tempes  words by Victor Hugo    1860
Pour quoi  ne m'aimez-vous  pub. by Choudens  1869
Voguons  pub. by Choudens  1869
Tristesse  poem by Theophile Gautier  pub. by Gaulois  1884
L'homme  poem by G Boyer 1892
Trois Sonnets  poems by Camille du Locle
Le Dernier Rendez-vous  words by Camille du Locle 1896

Ballet

Sacountala, in two acts based on a story by Theophile Gautier  1858

Opera

Maitre Wolfram 1 act opera  libretto by Joseph Mery  1854
La Statue  3 act opera  inspired by Arabian Nights.  libretto by Michel Carre & Jules Barbiers  pub. by Choudens  1861
Erostrate  2 act opera  pub. by Choudens  1862
Sigurd  4 act opera  based on Scandanavian legends (the Ring) pub. by G.  Hartmann  1884
Salammbo  5 act opera  based on a novel by Gustave Flaubert  pub. by Choudens  1890

Choral

Mass  for  arrival of the Duc d'Aumale 1847
Choer des buveurs et choers desassieges  1848
Victoire  cantata  1859
L'Union des Artes: Ave Maria, Salve Regina O Salutaris. Hymn
Chant des paysans  from Les Volontaires de 1814 by V. Sejour  1861
L'hymne du Rhin words by Joseph Mery  cantata for soprano ,chorus and orchestra  1865
La Madeleine au desert  for bass-voice and orchestra  1874 

[William Henry Reed]

William Henry Reed   Born Frome, Somerset  29.9.1876  Died Dumfries  2.7.1942

The son of a civil servant ¹The second of four sons ². He was a violinist and composer.  He studied violin with Sauret and composition with with Frederick Corder and Ebenezer  Prout at the R A M London. He joined the London Symphony Orchestra on its foundation in 1904 becoming its leader in 1912.  For many years he was a resident of Chatsworth Road in Croydon, England. He married his wife Eveline ³ in 1902 and there was one son ⁴.


Orchestra

Symphonic Poem 'Caliban'  pub. by Novello
Symphonic Poem ' The Lincoln Imp' 
Symphonic poem 'Aesop's Fables'
Orchestral Fantasie 'Scenes from the Ballet'  pub. by Novello
Suite Venetienne  (also for piano solo) pub. by Novello 1903
'Somerset Idylls' for small orchestra  1926
Suite for Strings  pub. by Novello
Valse Brillante for orchestra (also piano arrangement) pub. by Novello
Violin Concerto in A minor   pub. by Augener  1918
Rhapsody for viola and orchestra  1918

Chamber

Six string quartets only No. 5 published  by Cary1915

'A la Champagne' for violin and piano  pub. by Novello
'Legende'  for string quartet  MS. in RCM library  1923
String Trio  (Cobbett's states 'It is a real trio for 3 instruments, not a quartet condensed')
Mazurka for violin and piano  pub. by Novello
Chanson Serieuse for violin and piano  pub. by Novello
Caprice for violin and piano  pub. by Augener  1917
Consolation for violin and piano pub. by Augener
Rosenlied  for violin and piano  pub. by Augener
Mignonette for violin and piano  1934
'Dogrose for violin and piano  1937
'Ragged Robin' for violin and piano  pub. by OUP  1937
Scherzo in B for violin and piano  1940
'An April Morning' for violin and piano  1940
Toccata for violin and piano pub. by Augener
Three Purcell Pieces for violin and piano  pub. by Augener
Three Lyrical pieces  pub. by Hawkes

Andante and rondo for clarinet and piano  pub. by Hawkes
'Gentle Dove' for violin and harp   1941

Piano

A la polonaise

Harp

Ballade  1920
Song

Should one of us remember  voice and piano  pub. by Novello
Mirage  voice and piano  pub. by Novello
Tell me, my lute part song  pub. by Novello

Choral

'Earl Halden's Daughter' for mixed choir and piano  words  by Charles Kingsley 1918

1. Father - Frances John Reed
2. Frances John Reed  1774 -
Arthur Ernest Reed 1879 -
Herbert Lionel Reed 1885 -

3. Wife  - Evelyn Harriet Dreyfus

4. Son Frances William Reed  14.1.1903 - 1961  (worked for the BBC)



At one time Cobbett's had a chamber music library in Grosvenor Street, London, does anyone know what happened to its contents?

[Marcelle de Manziarly]

Marcelle de Manziarly (Marckle de Manziarlt De Dellinyeste) born 13.10.1899 Kharkov,Russia- Died Ventura,USA12.5.1989

Her father was French, her mother's surname was Luther. From 1905 the family settled in Paris, where she studied with Nadia Boulanger. She later studied conducting with Felix Weingartner in Basle. Marcelle moved to New York where she took further piano lessons with Isabelle Vengerova. She became a US citizen in 1941. She is described in Cobbett's as exceptionally gifted.

Orchestra

Sonate pour Notre-Dame de Paris for orchestra
Musique pour orchestre
Piano Concerto  1933

Chamber

Piano Trio in F sharp minor pub. by Billaudot 1921
Piano Sonata in F minor  pub. by Senart  1918

Piano

Impressions de Mer
Homage to Scarlatti
6 etudes
Stances
Sonata for two pianos

Song

"La Locomotive" for choir and piano
Three fables de la Fontaine:-words by Jean de la Fontaine 1935
1.La cigale et la fourmi
2.L'oiseau blesse d'une fleche
3.La grenouille qui veut se faire aussigrosse que la boeuf
Pour N.B. for tenor and piano
Trois images slaves
Le Cygne et le cuisinier words by Jean de La Fontaine for mixed vocal quartet and piano
Trois Sonnets de Pétrarque for baritone and piano words by Petrarc
Trilogue
Incidences

Yolande 1904-? sister
Mamma (princess de Manziarlt  -  sister

[Adela Maddison]

Katherine Mary Adela Maddison.  Born 15.12.1862 - Died 12.6.1929 Ealing, London

A daughter of vice-admiral Louis Tindal from an Irish family. She married a barrister and now perhaps best described as socialites, they travelled extensively around Europe. Adela at one time taking lessons with Debussy. During the 1890's, she and Gabriel Faure became lovers, though she later returned to her husband. For a period up till 1914 she lived in Berlin. There was also a period when she was involved in Rutland Boughton's Glastonbury Festivals.

Orchestra

Irische Ballad

Chamber

Piano Quintet  pub. by J Curwen & Sons Ltd

Piano

Brer Rabbit, polka  pub. by Metzler & Co. Ltd 1882
Diana, waltz  pub. by Metzler & Co Ltd. 1888

Song

The Ballad of fair Argenta, words by A Miegel Op.40 pub. by Augener Ltd 1915
For a day and a Night words by A C Swinburne pub. by Metzler & Co Ltd
Give me your hand   1896  pub. by Metzler & Co Ltd
The Heart of the Wood pub by J Curwen & Sons 1924
If you were Life  words by A C Swinburne  pub. by Metzler & Co.Ltd
If you would have it so  words by R Tagore  pub. by Enoch & Sons  1911
Lament of the Caged Lark  words by L N Duddington  pub. by J Curwen & Sons
Little Fishes Silver  words by O J Bierbaum  Op.43  pub. by Augener Ltd  1915
The Lum  words by J Fergus  pub. by Enoch & Sons Ltd
Mary at Play  Op.42  pub. by Augener Ltd
Deux Melodies: 1. I Cimbas, words by Sully-Prudhomme 2. Romance  words by F Coppee  pub. by Metzler & Co Ltd
National Hymn for India words by K N Gupta
O that 'twere possible words by Tennyson Op.9  pub. by Metzler & Co. Ltd
The Poet Complains pub by J Curwen & Sons
Retrospect  words by Rupert Brooke  pub. by Enoch & Sons
Rococo  words by A C Swinburne    pub. by Metzler & Co Lt  1888
Tears pub. by J Curwen & Sons
Will you forget ? words by G Bendall  pub. by Metzler & Co Ltd

Stage

'Children of Lir' ballet  1920 performed in London
'Paddly Pools' incidental music

Opera

Der Talisman (eight performances in Leipzig)

Married 4.10.1882

[Emilia Gubitosi]

Emilia Gubitosi  Born 3.2.1887 Naples   -  Died 17.1.1972 Naples

Emilia Gubitosi  studied music with Beniamino Cesi, Costantino Palumbo, Fromesco Simonetti, Camillo De Nardis and Nicola D'Arienzo at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples, graduating in 1906 with a diploma in piano and in 1906 as the first woman graduate in composition.
Following the completing her studies, she became a concert pianist. In 1914 she took a position teaching at the Conservatory, where she remained until 1957. She assisted with the symphony orchestra in Naples and directed the associated choir school.  She composed mostly large-scale works for orchestra. She married the composer Franco Michele Napolitano in 18.2.1922.

Orchestra

Sinfonia for large orchestra. publ. 1932
Notturno for orchestra 1941  pub. by Ricordi
Concerto for piano and orchestra 1917 pub. by Carisch
Fantasia for piano & orchestra
Allegro appassionato for violin and orchestra 1925 pub. by Curci
Coralesinfonico for orchestra and organ 1941 pub. by Carisch
Il flautonotturno, for soprano, flute and orchestra pub. by Curci
Cavalcatta grotesca
Serenata
Dormire

Chamber

Colloqu  for flute, harp and cello  pub. by Curci
Dittico for violin and piano  pub. by Curci
Notturno for violin and piano pub. by Ricordi
Adieu- romantic suite for cello and piano 
Dialogo for cello and piano  pub. by Curci
Due Pezzi for cello and piano  pub. by Curci
Elegia for cello and piano  pub. by Curci

Piano

Abriglia Sciolta
Andante mosso
Chagrin d'amour
Dormire
Due liriche pub. by Carducci
Favoletta Russa for piano 1931 pub. by Curci
Mais pourquoi?
Nostalgia
Pastore and Pastorella  pub. by Curci
Souvenir Triste  pub. by Curci
Studio di Concerto
Studio per mani alternate pub. by Curci
Stravaganze
Suite Mignonne pub. by Curci
Tema con variazoni  pub. by Curci

Duo piccolo pezzi  piano 4 hands
Di Notte  piano 4 hands
Disperata  piano 4 hands

Harp

Leggenda

Song

L'Aquila di Roma
Chanson – in old style
Dialogo di Marionette
Disperata pub. by G Corducci
Dommire pub. by Ricordi
Giovinezza words by R Fucini
Le Illusioni
Mattinatta
Mattuttino   1936
Nera Nercella
Non Aspettar
Notturno
La Premiere
Saluto a primavera pub. by Curci
Serenata  words by A M Buja  pub. by Ricordi
Songs for Children pub. by Carisch

Choral

Sonata in banco minore, symphonic poem for soloists, chorus and orchestra pub. by Carisch
Notte Lunare for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Ninna Nanna for soloists, chorus and orchestra  pub. by Curci

Sacred

Cantata sacra for soloist, chorus and small orchestra
Redemisti-nos  for two voices and organ

Opera

Fatum, 4-act opera
Ave Maria 1-act  1906
Gardenia Rossa  1-act
Nada Delwig  1-act  1910
:

Emilia was one of 5 daughters of whom 3 were musicians and one brother
.

[Maud Emily Marshall]

Maud Emily Marshall nee Breffit. Born Stoke Newington, London 5.8.1868  Died Kensington, London 30.10.1951

Born into a wealthy family, her father was a banker and ratal. She married Stewart Marshall and they had three children1.
She won a Cobbett prize for her piano trio.

Orchestral

Piano Concerto in A major

Chamber

Phantasy piano trio
String Quartet
String Quartet
Violin Sonata in B minor
Violin Sonata in G minor
Reverie for violin and piano  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
Mazurka for violin and piano  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd

Piano

Fantasiestuck  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd 1908
Scherzo Valse  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd
Valse in E flat  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd 
Hide & Seek  pub. by J Curwen  1923
The Little Dancer  pub. by J Curwen  1923
A Thought  pub. by J Curwen
A Second Thought  pub. by J Curwen
Three Sketches  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd
Short Piano Pieces in progressive order  Four vols.  pub. by Lengnick & Co.
Great works for small hands  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd
Andante for two pianos  pub. by Rogers Ltd 1912
Minuet and Trio for two pianos pub. by Rogers Ltd
Dancing Class  piano duet  pub. by OUP  1925
Messengers of Spring  pub. by OUP 1937


Song

A Song of May  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd
A Song at Dawn  pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
Baby Seed  words by E Nesbit  pub. by Chappell  1920

Musical Monologue

A Cherub  words by E Sharp  pub. by Reynolds & Co.
The Garden of the Blind  words by B Hern-Maxwell  pub. by Reynolds & Co.1922

Wordless Play
'Bluebeard'  a wordless play  pub. by J Curwen  1925


Stewart Ray Marshall

              1.
              Stewart R. Marshall
Helen R. Marshall
Evelyn Marshall



Born at 6 Park Crescent, Stoke Newington Church Street


Matrimonial home. 2 Green Lane, Northwood, Middlesex

Died at 95 Iverna Court, Kensington.
Parents had 4 live in servants

[Kathleen Lockhart Manning]

Kathleen Lockhart Manning  Born 24.10.1890 Burbank, California.  Died 22.3.1951 Los Angeles.

She married Edward Earle Manning,

Initially, she studied under Elizabeth Eichelburger and later in Paris with Moritz Moszkowski, where she also studied opera. During 1911-1912 She sang in opera both in London and New York. After the death of her husband she began to suffer from mental health issues and ceased to compose.


Orchestra

6 Symphonic poems

Piano Concerto


Chamber

String Quartet


Song


Maids of Mystery 1924
Japanese Ghost Songs:  In the Bamboo, The Maid of Mystery,   pub. by Music Corporation 1924
Sketches of Paris: River-Boats, Lamplighter, The Street Fair, In the Luxembourg Gardens, Absinth, Paris-an Ode. 1925  pub. by G Schirmer
Two Sketches of Childhood:  The Truant, Mother's Cookie.  1926
Sketches of London: The Thames, Fog, Windsor Castle, Toys, June in London. pub. by Carl Fischer NY 1929
Autumn Leaves  words by K L Manning   pub. by G Schirmer 1929
White Clouds 1929
'Water Lily' Louis XV love Song  pub. by Boosey & Co  1923
Chinese Impressions: Pagoda Bells, Incense, Chinoiserie, Nang-ping, Hop Li, the Rickshaw man   1931
Nostalgia  pub. by G Schirmer  1931
Shoes  pub. by G Schirmer 1931
Five Fragments:  Streets, Image, Miss Wing-Fu, Silhouette, Voyage.  pub. by G. Schirmer  1931
Songs of Egypt: Sphinx, Moon rise, Egyptian Loves, Camel Rider, Dusk in the Desert. 1934
Four Songs of Bilitis:  Cradle Song, The Promise, The Night is so Dark, The Last Epitaph 1934
Sketches of New York: Along the East River, Street Scene, Tenement Windows, Greenwich Village Nights, Fifth Avenue, The St.Regis Roof.  1936
The Art Gallery: Mona Lisa, Madonna of the Tear, An Old Portrait, La Carmencita. 1938
Vignetts: 25 songs


Operetta

Mr Wu  1925

For the Soul of Rafael

+ 2 others


Parents, Otis and Cora Lockhart 

Husband, Edward Earle Manning, died 1938

[Claudine Lever Murray]

Lucy Claudine Lever Murray Born 14.7.1887 Scaurbank, England  - Died 17.11.1985 Brampton

She was born at Surnburne Castle, Scaurbank, Longtown.

Chamber

Minuet in G

Song

The Rowan Tree words by Maude E Sargent
An Idyll  words by Lucy Claudine Murray
Hope the Hornblower  words by Henry Newbolt
Shine,Star of Bethlehem, carol.  words by Lucy Claudine Murray  pub. by Novello & Co.Ltd
Six little songs:- 1. To the Day, 2. In and Out, 3. Wasted Time, 4. A Glimpse of the Moon, 5. After Midnight, 6. The Great Minster.
Part-Songs
Going a-Maying  words by Robert Herrick  trio for female voices
Daffodils  words by William Wordsworth
A Recall  words by Lowell Russell
The Sea is His  words by E. Vernede

Organ

Prelude in A minor

Voice and Orchestra

"Cross Fell",  Cantata for 2 soloists, chorus and orchestra  libretto by Lucy Claudine Murray

Opera

"Sports"   pub. by Novello & Co.Ltd

[Edward Maurice Isaacs]

Edward Maurice Isaacs  Born  14.7.1881 Manchester  Died  31.7.1953 Manchester

The son of Isaac Asher Isaacs, Secretay to the local synagogue and his wife Annie.

Edward first studied music at The Royal Manchester College and subsequently in Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. He was principally a piano recitalist. For the last thirty years of his life he was Musical Director of the Manchester Mid-Day Concerts, He was totally blind from 1924 though he continued to perform.

Orchestral

Piano Concerto  1907 The music for this is lost. Only an off air recording from a November 1952 broadcast exists.


Chamber

Piano Trio  1909
Violin sonata  1910

Piano

Two caprice – etudes  Op.2  1898
Four studies  1900
Six miniatures  1904
Arabesque on a Czerny study  1917
Caprice on a country dance by Gretry  1917
Prelude in E minor on a Hiller chorale  1925
'Moonlight'  reverie Op.8/1  Siciliano  Op.8/3
Ritornello
Scherzando


Wife:
Amy Florence Jordan  1884-1970

Children:
Leonard Isaacs 1909-1990
Ruth Isaacs 1913-1990 Married to Edward Kirby

[Karl Edmund Otto von Booth]

Karl Edmund Otto von Booth   Born 13.3.1842  Weinheim, Baden   Died  1.10.1923 Tuffontein, South Africa

A composer, pianist, violinist and organist.   One of four sons¹ of Wilhelm and Elizabeth Booth², he was born at Schloss Weinheim, Weinheim. He studied music at Carlsruhe Conservatory and violin with Concert-Meister Will. He made his debut as a violinist in Birmingham, England aged 11, in 1853. From 1856 he settled permanently in London and  it was there that he studied composition under Bernhard Molique and organ under Charles Steggall.

He held the post of organist at St. Matthew's, Bayswater, London, between 1868-75

He married in 1863 ³ and there were four children⁴

Orchestral

Symphony in C minor
'Godiva' overture for orchestra
Marchia funebre
'Victoria' orchestral march

Chamber

String Quintet
String Quartet
Violin Sonata in A
Violin Sonata in D
Romance in F for violin and piano
Ten easy pieces for violin and piano

Piano

Gavotte and Bouree
Wanderlieder - sketches

Song

Fancies
The Star Angel
Break, break, break
Autumn Leaflets
The Broken Tryst
Greeting
Pretty Little Warbler, stay
The Fisher
Beautiful May

Organ

Sonata quasi Fantasia

Te Deum in D

Operetta

'Prizes and Blanks'

1.
Albert Booth 1840-1906
Karl Edmund Otto Booth 1842-1923
Conrad Thomas Wilhelm Booth 1844-1863
Ferdinand Alexander Theodore Booth 1845-1869. Professor of Music.

2.
Wilhelm Booth 1803-1884 born Vienna, wife Elizabeth 1821-1877

3.
Eliza Margaret Jane Holland married 1872 divorced 1893
She wrote a book under the name of 'Rita' called 'The Doctor's Secret'

4.
Carl Wilhelm Booth 1873-1932
Florence  Booth 1874-5
Percy Alexander Brooke Booth 22.6.1876-?
Ferdinando Robert Booth 24.6.1878-?

[Edward Norman Hay]

Edward Norman Hay  Born 19.4.1889  Faversham Kent - Died  10.9. 1943 Belfast

The second of two sons¹ of Joseph and Janet Hay. He Married in 1920² and had one son³
He studied with Brennan, Chaundy and Englefield Hull, graduating from Oxford.  He spent most of his career in Northern Ireland. He was organist at Coleraine Church and later at Bangor Abbey.

Orchestra

'Dunluce'tone poem
Three tone pictures
'The Gilly of Christ' overture

Chamber

String Quartet in A major  pub. by Stainer and Bell (Carnegie Award)
String Quartet in F major
Phantasy string Quartet on Irish folk tunes (Cobbett Prize)
Sonata for cello and piano

Choral

'Gilly  of Christ' for soloists, chorus , organ and orchestra  words by Joseph Campbell 
'The Afterglow'  six part madrigal  pub. by Breitkopf and Hartel
'A Birthday', ladies trio or women's chorus  pub. by Stainer and Bell

Comic Opera

'The Lady Voter's Dilema'  Libretto by D MacLaughlin

1. Francis Edward Cecil Hay  1884-1885
2. Hessie Haughley  1898-1993
3. Norman Hay  1923-2007