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William (Yeates) Hurlstone (7 January 1876 – 30 May 1906) was an English composer who studied piano and composition at the Royal College of Music, after gaining a scholarship. His piano professors were Algernon Ashton and Edward Dannreuther. His composition teacher, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, considered Hurlstone, among the many brilliant students whom he taught, to have been the most talented.〔http://www.cph.rcm.ac.uk/Virtual%20Exhibitions/Hurlstone/Hurlstone%20Intro.htm〕 In 1906, Hurlstone returned to the college as Professor of Counterpoint, but died later that year of bronchial asthma. He is buried in Croydon Cemetery with members of his family, though the monumental cross that surmounted the grave has been destroyed. ==Musical works== The greater part of Hurlstone's body of work consists of works for chamber ensembles. Although they are of consistently high quality, none achieved any great fame. Among the better known are * Phantasie for String Quartet in A minor (published early 1905), which won first prize in the inaugural Cobbett Chamber Music Competition, * Piano Quartet in E minor, Op. 43, * Piano Trio in G major, dating from 1905, * Trio in G minor for clarinet, bassoon and piano, and * ''Four Characteristic Pieces'' for clarinet and piano (Ballade, Croon Song, Intermezzo and Scherzo). Additionally, he composed four instrumental sonatas for: * piano solo (in F minor),〔(''The British Piano Sonata: 1870 - 1945'' ) (at Google Books), by Lisa Hardy, page 39, Boydell & Brewer, 2001, ISBN 0-85115-822-6〕 * violin and piano, * cello and piano, and * bassoon and piano. There is also a Quintet in G minor for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano. His orchestral works include * ''Variations on a Swedish Air'', * ''Variations on a Hungarian Air'', * ''Variations on an Original Theme'', * ''Magic Mirror Suite'' (based on the fairy tale of Snow White), and * a Piano Concerto in D major. Hurlstone was considered by Stanford to have been prone to being of the great composers of the early 20th century. Stanford considered him the most talented of his pupils, above Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Hurlstone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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