Ackroyd, William 21.jan.1875-3.aug.1953 England Yorkshire, Keighley - Sussex, Worthing
violinist, 28.mar.1875 baptized in Oakworth near Keighley, 1891 as musician residing at 7 Midland Road in Bradford Heaton, studied at the Royal College of Music London and the Joachim Hochschule in Berlin, ARCM, professor of violin at Trinity College London, 1901-1908 concertmaster of the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich Switzerland, leader of the Tonhalle Quartet Zurich, 1908 he owned a 1809 Nicolas Lupot violin and 1915 a 1738 Carlo Bergonzi violin, 10.may.1909 at Bechstein Hall London his Ackroyd Quartette played Max Reger works accompanied by the composer, 1918 violin master at Harrow School, 1918-1920 residing with his wife at 11 Lyon Road in London Harrow, 1934-1944 residing at 11 Powis Grove in Brighton Sussex, 1953 residing at 3 Liverpool Terrace in Worthing ; son of woolsorter Spencer Ackroyd (Keighley 1852-1923 Bradford) and Rebecca Whitaker (Keighley 1851-1900 Bradford) ; he married Lillian Maud Storey ; 1949 in London Kensington he married Muriel Agnes Ellison Watson Shaw (Erpingham Norfolk 17.aug.1894-19.feb.1977 Worthing)

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[] Small violin pieces for beginners. Violin and piano pub Augener, London 1913-1920 7,8,9: copyright renewal William Ackroyd, Brighton 8apr1944 10,11,12: copyright renewal William Ackroyd 21jun1948	[] 1 - Soldiers' march [] 2 - Autumn song [] 3 - Little dance [] 4 - A Winter tale [] 5 - Dancing peasants [] 6 - At eventide [] 7 - Barcarolle [] 8 - Gavotte [] 9 - Romance [] 10 - Spring song [] 11 - Minuet [] 12 - Waltz
[] Little dance. Violin and piano pub Augener, London 1913
[] Spring song. Violin and piano pub Augener, London 1920
[] Six very easy violin pieces for beginners. Violin and piano pub Keith, Prowse & Co., London 1920 pub W. H. Paling & Co., Sydney 1920 copyright renewal William Ackroyd 23jun1948	[] 1 - Meditations [] 2 - Summer days [] 3 - Playtime [] 4 - Morning song [] 5 - Fire-side fancies [] 6 - Longing

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