The Life of William Sterndale Bennett

First published in 1907 this volume presents the biography of the nineteenth-century English composer Sir William Sterndale Bennett by his son J. R. Sterndale Bennett. Divided into five parts the volume traces Bennett''s childhood musical education his work as a teacher and conductor and his compositions and honours. Included with the volume are a number of drawings facsimiles and photographs as well as some appendices detailing Bennett''s published and manuscript works.