Early life and education, 1875–95 Albert Ketèlbey

at age of eleven ketèlbey joined birmingham , midland institute school of music (now birmingham conservatoire) tutored dr alfred gaul in composition , dr h. w. wareing in harmony. @ age of thirteen ketèlbey composed first serious piece of music, sonata pianoforte , which, tom mccanna, biographer, shows precocious mastery of composition . ketèlbey competed scholarship trinity college of music in london, , received highest marks of entrants; future composer gustav holst came second. ketèlbey entered college in 1889, studying under g. e. bambridge (piano), dr g. saunders (harmony) , frederick corder (composition).

in 1892 ketèlbey again won annual scholarship competition , appointed organist @ st john s church, wimbledon, london. held post next 5 years, during time wrote several anthems , hymns, latter of included every gift , behold! upon mountains , strong! ye people . around time added accent surname, aim of moving stress onto second syllable, rather first. in year appeared in series of concerts in london , provincial cities. in march 1892 @ capital s queen s hall played frédéric chopin s scherzo no. 2 in b-flat minor; reviewer illustrated london news thought brilliant ketèlbey played beautifully . won several prizes @ college before being awarded certificate in 1895. during period, british musician reports, critics found likenesses between ketèlbey s music , of edward german.

towards end of time @ college ketèlbey wrote lighter, mandolin-based, compositions. still aspired serious composer, adapted pseudonym raoul clifford in effort distance himself genre. on leaving college became 1 of examiners in harmony. wrote piano pieces part of role, , used pseudonym anton vodorinski work; subsequently used name more serious works, published french titles.

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