The British Musical Biography

[E] Ashton, Algernon Bennet Langton,
composer and pianist, third son of Charles
Ashton iq.v.), born at Durham, December 9,
1859. On the death of his father, the family
went to reside at Leipzig, and Moscheles took
a great interest in the boy, whose talent was
manifested at a very early age. His first in-
structors at Leipzig were Franz Heinig and
Ivan Knorr. At the age of fifteen he entered
the Conservatorium, his teachers being Rein-
ecke, E. F. Richter, Jadassohn, R. Papperitz,
and Coccius. On leaving, in 1879, he was
awarded the Helbig prize, having on two
previous occasions taken the yearly prizes for
composition. He then visited England for a
short time, returning to Germany for further
study under Raff, at Frankfort, 1880-1. After
that time he took up his residence in London,
and in 1885 was appointed Professor of the
pianoforte at the Royal College of Music. He
has given many concerts in London and else-
where, and has appeared as pianist at Leipzig,
and in 1894 toured on the Continent with Mr.
Ben Davies, the vocalist. His compositions
are very numerous, the following list includ-
ing the most important of them.

[W] Works. — Orchestral : Three concert over-
tures (one in F, produced at the Hanley
Festival, 1888); Concerto, pt. and orchestra;
Concerto, violin and orchestra. Ghcmiber
Music : Quintets in C, op. 25 ; in E minor ;
Quartets, F sharp minor, op. 34; C minor;
Trios, in E flat ; in A, op. 88, all for pf. and
strings ; Quartet in B flat, strings (Musical
Artists' Society Prize, 1886) ; Sonatas in F,
op. 6 ; in G, pf. and violoncello ; in A minor,
op. 14 ; in E, op. 38 ; in C minor, op. 86, pf.
and violin ; Op. 44, pf. and viola ; and many
pieces in smaller form. Pianoforte : Suite in
P, for two pianos ; Six sets of duets ; Three
pieces, op. 63 ; " Aquarellen," seven pieces, op.
87, etc. Vocal : Salvum fac regem, for chorus,
op. 27 ; Part-songs for men's voices, and for
mixed choirs ; Duets ; Four songs (Geibel),
op. 46 ; Six songs, op. 52 ; Nine songs, op.
89, etc. Organ : Interludium, op. 11 ; Minuet
in C, op. 81, etc.

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