Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish composer,
conductor, and teacher of music. He was educated at the University of
Cambridge and continued his studies in Berlin and Leipzig. He was a very
influential composer, responsible for making Cambridge University
Musical Society an internationally-acclaimed organisation. Stanford was
also a profuse composer, producing a large corpus of work in many
genres; however, he is perhaps best remembered for his Anglican choral
works for church performance. His music eventually became overshadowed
by that of Edward Elgar and a number of his former pupils in the 20th
century. This volume contains the complete, original sheet music for
Stanford's "Concerto for Violin Solo in D Major, Op.74", a musical
composition for violin and piano. This book is highly recommended for
students and musicians with an interest in learning or playing classical
music, and it would make for a worthy addition to allied collections.
Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and
expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality
edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the
history of musical notation.