Intermediate works for cello and piano by William Henry Squire Consolation, Slumber Song, Danse Rustique Op.20, Chansonette Op.22, Gondoleira Op.20 No.2
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William Henry Squire (1871-1963) was one of the foremost cellists in Europe around 1900. A child prodigy for by 1883, he gained a cello scholarship at the age of twelve to study at the recently opened Royal College of Music in London. On leaving in 1889 he was elected an associate (ARCM).
He made his professional debut at a chamber music concert given by Albéniz at St. James's Hall in London on 12 February 1891 after which he quickly became one of the most sought after cellists in London. At the age of only 22, he was appointed principal cello at the Royal Italian Opera (now the Royal Opera House Covent Garden). At the age of 28, he was appointed professor of cello at the Royal College of Music in London, a position he held until 1917. From 1911 to 1917, he was also professor at the Guildhall School of Music in London. Additionally, he was a member of the original Queen's Hall Orchestra from 1897 to 1901 where he played in some of the earliest Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. It was there he premiered some of his own compositions as soloist.
Volume 2 contains five of Squire’s intermediate level pieces he wrote for both himself and his students.
Consolation, Slumber Song, Danse Rustique Op.20, Chansonette Op.22, Gondoleira Op.20 No.2