Percy Sherwood

Percy Sherwood (23 May 1866 - 15 May 1939)[1] was a German-born composer and pianist of English nationality.

He was born in Dresden, the son of a lecturer in English at Dresden University, John Sherwood, and a German mother Auguste Koch, who had been a successful soprano. After his studies with Theodor Kirchner, Felix Draeseke and Herman Scholtz, Sherwood became a major figure in the music life of Dresden before the First World War. In 1889 he won the Mendelssohn Prize for his Requiem. He was first a teacher, then professor, at the Dresden Conservatory from 1893 and 1911 respectively. His own students included Dora Pejačević. Shortly before war broke out in 1914 he and his wife abandoned their Dresden villa and returned to England where he was almost unknown. Thereafter he made a living as a private teacher in London and travelling weekly to Oxford and Cambridge.[2][3] He died in London.

References

  1. ↑ "20th century violin concertante - Percy Sherwood". www.tobias-broeker.de. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Spooner, Joseph. Liner Notes - Percy Sherwood:Complete Works for Cello and Piano (PDF) (CD). Toccata Classics. TOCC0145.
  3. ↑ Albert Ernest Wier The piano: its history, makers, players and music - Page 411 - 1941 "Sherwood, Percy (1866- ), English pianist and composer ; pupil of Herman Scholtz and Felix Draeseke ; well known in Germany ; works include a concerto and solo pieces."
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