Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (9 December 1859 – 10 April 1937) was a British composer, pianist, and Professor of piano at the Royal College of Music 1884–1910.[1][2][3][4]
He was a prolific composer in many instrumental genres. His published works exceeded 160, but there were many other unpublished works, some of which are lost. These included five symphonies, a piano concerto, a violin concerto, 24 piano sonatas, one in each key, and 24 string quartets along the same lines. The orchestral version of his Three English Dances was heard at The Proms in October 1912.[6] Modern recordings of four of the highly virtuosic piano sonatas and two cello sonatas have been released.[7] The Tarantella for clarinet, Op. 107, has also been recorded.[8]
In later years he became well known for his many letters to English newspapers concerning the upkeep of the graves of distinguished people.[5] These letters were published in two volumes - Truth Wit and Wisdom and More Truth Wit and Wisdom published by Chapman & Hall.
Ashton was also well known for keeping a daily diary for the majority of his life from the age of 15 running to some 58 volumes. The diaries and the unpublished works are believed to have been destroyed during the Blitz when his family home was hit by German bombs.
Boughton, Rutland (1906–1907). "The Music of Algernon Ashton". Retrieved 7 June 2012. A 2004 partial reprint of 2 articles that first appeared in Musical Opinion and The Musical Standard in 1906 and 1907.
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algernon, ashton, algernon, bennet, langton, ashton, december, 1859, april, 1937, british, composer, pianist, professor, piano, royal, college, music, 1884, 1910, ashton, born, durham, studied, leipzig, conservatory, pupil, carl, reinecke, theodor, coccius, la. Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton 9 December 1859 10 April 1937 was a British composer pianist and Professor of piano at the Royal College of Music 1884 1910 1 2 3 4 Algernon AshtonAshton was born in Durham He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory as a pupil of Carl Reinecke and Theodor Coccius He later studied at Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt under Joachim Raff 5 He was a prolific composer in many instrumental genres His published works exceeded 160 but there were many other unpublished works some of which are lost These included five symphonies a piano concerto a violin concerto 24 piano sonatas one in each key and 24 string quartets along the same lines The orchestral version of his Three English Dances was heard at The Proms in October 1912 6 Modern recordings of four of the highly virtuosic piano sonatas and two cello sonatas have been released 7 The Tarantella for clarinet Op 107 has also been recorded 8 In later years he became well known for his many letters to English newspapers concerning the upkeep of the graves of distinguished people 5 These letters were published in two volumes Truth Wit and Wisdom and More Truth Wit and Wisdom published by Chapman amp Hall Ashton was also well known for keeping a daily diary for the majority of his life from the age of 15 running to some 58 volumes The diaries and the unpublished works are believed to have been destroyed during the Blitz when his family home was hit by German bombs Recordings editComplete Piano Sonatas Vol 1 Leslie De ath Dutton Epoch CDLX 7248 2010 No 4 in D Minor Op 164 published 1925 No 5 in F Sharp Op 168 No 6 in A Minor Op 170 No 8 in F Op 174 published 1926 4 Klavierstucke Op 72 Nocturne und Menuet Op 39 published 1888 Piano Works Vol 1 Daniel Grimwood Toccata Classics TOCC0063 2010 Nocturne and Menuet Op 39 Sonata No 4 in D minor Op 164 Sonata No 8 in F major Op 174 Vier Bagatellen Op 79 published 1892 Music for Cello and Piano Vol 1 Emma Abbate Evva Mizerska Toccata Classics TOCC0143 2012 Arioso Op 43 published 1889 Cello Sonata No 1 in F major Op 6 published 1880 Cello Sonata No 2 in G major Op 75 1885 Phantasiestucke Op 12 published 1883 The Victorian Clarinet Tradition Colin Bradbury and Oliver Davies Clarinet Classics CC0022 1997 Tarantella for clarinet Op 107References edit Obituary C A RCM Magazine 1937 76 77 Obituary Musical Times 78 May 1937 p464 Harold Truscott Algernon Ashton 1859 1937 MMR lxxxix 1959 p142 61 P Webb Algernon Ashton 1859 1937 British Music xiv 1992 p26 34 a b Grove s Dictionary of Music and Musicians 5th ed 1954 Vol I p 241 BBC Proms performance archive 24 October 1912 Algernon Ashton at Toccata Classics Colin Bradbury and Oliver Davies The Victorian Clarinet Tradition Clarinet Classics CC0022 1997 External links editFree scores by Algernon Ashton at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Boughton Rutland 1906 1907 The Music of Algernon Ashton Retrieved 7 June 2012 A 2004 partial reprint of 2 articles that first appeared in Musical Opinion and The Musical Standard in 1906 and 1907 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Algernon Ashton amp oldid 1207053220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
