The Life of William Sterndale Bennett

Contents

• Part I . Childhood, Education and Visits to Germany 1816-39:
• 1. Parentage and childhood, to 1826;
• 2. School-days, 1826-33;
• 3. Advanced studentship, 1833-6;
• 4. Leipzig, 1836-7;
• 5. London and, again, Leipzig, 1837-9;
• Part II . A Young Musician in London 1839-47:
• 6. Portland Chambers, 1839-41;
• 7. Composition in Portland Chambers, 1839-41;
• 8. Hesse-Cassel, Leipzig, Berlin, 1842;
• 9. The Philharmonic Society. The musical season of 1842;
• 10. Correspondence with Mendelssohn, 1842-3;
• 11. Marriage. Correspondence continued, 1844-6;
• 12. The unforeseen stroke. Death of Mendelssohn, 1846-7;
• Part III . A Harsh Rebuff. Quiet Spheres of Artistic Usefulness 1848-55:
• 13. Rupture with Costa and the Philharmonic Society. Occupations as a teacher, 1848;
• 14. The Bach Society. Chamber Concerts, 1849-55;
• 15. Correspondence with the Schumanns. Great Exhibition of 1851. Revivial of the Philharmonic Trouble. Conductorship of Gewandhaus Concerts. Production of Bach's 'Passion-Musik', 1850-5;
• Part IV . Called to the Front 1855-66:
• 16. Public appointments, 1855-6;
• 17. The Cambridge professorship;
• 18. Difference with the Philharmonic Directors. Bach Society. The Earl of Westmorland and the R.A. of Music, 1856-8;
• 19. Leeds Festival. 'The May Queen', 1858;
• 20. The chorale book for England, 1859-61;
• 21. His position at the Philharmonic assured. Withdrawal of the society's orchestra, 1859-61;
• 22. The International Exhibition of 1862, 1861-2;
• 23. A year of contrasting imports. Installation of the Chancellor at Cambridge. Jubilee of the Philharmonic Society. Domestic bereavement, 1862;
• 24. He faces sorrow. A Symphony in G Minor. The Professorship of Music at Edinburgh. He resigns the Philharmonic conductorship, 1862-6;
• Part V . Repayment of Debt to Alma Matter 1866-75:
• 25. The Royal Academy of Music. Bennett is appointed Principal, 1866-7;
• 26. Cambridge Professorship. 'The Woman of Samaria', 1867;
• 27. A crisis at the R.A. of Music, 1867-8;
• 28. Cambridge local examinations. Additions to 'The Woman of Samaria'. Associations with Germany. Uppingham School, 1868;
• 29. Government grant restored to the R.A. of Music. The R.A. of Music and the Society of Arts, 1868-9;
• 30. Compositions. Some circumstances of his private life, 1869-70;
• 31. Bennett with the Academy students, 1866-74;
• 32. Honours and rewards, 1870-2;
• 33. Compositions. The R.A. of Music and the Albert Hall, 1872-3;
• 34. Some personal characteristics;
• 35. Last days, 1873-5; Appendix; Index.