William Henley (1874–1957) was an English violinist, arranger of music, music teacher, and composer.
William Henley | |
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| Born | 1874 |
| Died | 1957 (aged 82–83) |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, composer, educator |
Biography
editWilliam Henley was born in 1874.[1][a] He studied with August Wilhelmj and later became a professor of composition and principal of the violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
The seminal reference book the Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers is based on his notes. The book was the first to include a significant number of American craftsmen. Henley travelled extensively as a performer, primarily with his quartet.[4] It was during his trips, including a trip to America during the 1920s, that he gathered information for his book.[5]
He died in 1957.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Violins and Violinists (magazine), Vols. 20–21, p. 201
- ^ Cobbett, Walter Willson; Mason, Colin M., eds. (1963). Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 550. OCLC 604486. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Greene, Frank, ed. (1985). Composers on Record. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780810818163. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Henley String Quartet, by Eugene Polonaski, The Violin Times, January 1906, Vol. 13, No. 146, p. 111 OCLC 19824193, 504106194
- ^ Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society, 2002, Vol. 28, p. 7 OCLC 60638292