Hurlstone, William Yeates

1876-

English pianist and composer. Born in London; he received his first instruction on the piano from his mother. He has a natural genius for composition, for, without aid, at nine years old, he composed a set of five valses, and when eighteen won a scholarship at the Royal College of Music. While in this college he studied under Stanford for composition and under Algernon Ashton and Edward Dannreuther for piano. He plays brilliantly, having appeared in a number of concerts given at St. James' Hall, London, but he has not been strong enough to appear much in public. His reputation has been made through his compositions. His chamber-music includes a sonata for piano and violin, one for cello and piano, a string quartet in E minor, a quintet for piano and wind-instruments, and a suite for clarinet and piano, etc. He has published several songs and part-songs. The Magic Mirror, a fairy suite, is his work.