William Henley (violinist)

William Henley (1874–1957) was an English violinist, arranger of music, music teacher, and composer.

William Henley
In The Sketch, 23 March 1898
Born1874 (1874)
Died1957 (aged 82–83)
Occupation(s)Violinist, composer, educator

Biography

William Henley was born in 1874.[1][lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. Some sources give a birth year of 1876.[2][3]

References
  1. Violins and Violinists (magazine), Vols. 20–21, p. 201
  2. 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.
  3. Greene, Frank, ed. (1985). Composers on Record. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780810818163. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. The Henley String Quartet, by Eugene Polonaski, The Violin Times, January 1906, Vol. 13, No. 146, p. 111 OCLC 19824193, 504106194
  5. Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society, 2002, Vol. 28, p. 7 OCLC 60638292
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