The Life of William Sterndale Bennett : By His Son, J. R. Sterndale Bennett (Paperback)

Part I. Childhood, Education and Visits to Germany 1816?39: 1. Parentage and childhood, to 1826; 2. School-days, 1826?33; 3. Advanced studentship, 1833?6; 4. Leipzig, 1836?7; 5. London and, again, Leipzig, 1837?9; Part II. A Young Musician in London 1839?47: 6. Portland Chambers, 1839?41; 7. Composition in Portland Chambers, 1839?41; 8. Hesse-Cassel, Leipzig, Berlin, 1842; 9. The Philharmonic Society. The musical season of 1842; 10. Correspondence with Mendelssohn, 1842?3; 11. Marriage. Correspondence continued, 1844?6; 12. The unforeseen stroke. Death of Mendelssohn, 1846?7; Part III. A Harsh Rebuff. Quiet Spheres of Artistic Usefulness 1848?55: 13. Rupture with Costa and the Philharmonic Society. Occupations as a teacher, 1848; 14. The Bach Society. Chamber Concerts, 1849?55; 15. Correspondence with the Schumanns. Great Exhibition of 1851. Revivial of the Philharmonic Trouble. Conductorship of Gewandhaus Concerts. Production of Bach's 'Passion-Musik', 1850?5; Part IV. Called to the Front 1855?66: 16. Public appointments, 1855?6; 17. The Cambridge professorship; 18. Difference with the Philharmonic Directors. Bach Society. The Earl of Westmorland and the R.A. of Music, 1856?8; 19. Leeds Festival. 'The May Queen', 1858; 20. The chorale book for England, 1859?61; 21. His position at the Philharmonic assured. Withdrawal of the society's orchestra, 1859?61; 22. The International Exhibition of 1862, 1861?2; 23. A year of contrasting imports. Installation of the Chancellor at Cambridge. Jubilee of the Philharmonic Society. Domestic bereavement, 1862; 24. He faces sorrow. A Symphony in G Minor. The Professorship of Music at Edinburgh. He resigns the Philharmonic conductorship, 1862?6; Part V. Repayment of Debt to Alma Matter 1866?75: 25. The Royal Academy of Music. Bennett is appointed Principal, 1866?7; 26. Cambridge Professorship. 'The Woman of Samaria', 1867; 27. A crisis at the R.A. of Music, 1867?8; 28. Cambridge local examinations. Additions to 'The Woman of Samaria'. Associations with Germany. Uppingham School, 1868; 29. Government grant restored to the R.A. of Music. The R.A. of Music and the Society of Arts, 1868?9; 30. Compositions. Some circumstances of his private life, 1869?70; 31. Bennett with the Academy students, 1866?74; 32. Honours and rewards, 1870?2; 33. Compositions. The R.A. of Music and the Albert Hall, 1872?3; 34. Some personal characteristics; 35. Last days, 1873?5; Appendix; Index.