Alfred Holmes 1837-1876

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Alfred Holmes Born London 9.11.1837  Died Paris  4.3.1876

Alfred was the third of six children* of Thomas Holmes.  He was a sopranist at the Oratory in King William Street, London.  His initial musical training was with his father and later at Spohr's violin school.  He made his debut as a violinist with his brother, Henry in July 1847.  They then toured Europe as a violin duo, visiting Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Holland and Prussia.  From 1864 he settled in Paris where he established a string quartet.  His brother returned to England.
Spohr dedicated his three duets Op.148, 150 and 153 to Alfred and his brother.

Orchestral 

Choral symphony 'Jeanne d'Arc for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (Premiered in St.Petersburg 1867)
Symphony No.2  'The Youth of Shakespeare'
Symphony No.3  'The Seige of Paris'  1870
Symphony No.4  'Robin Hood'  1874 (the title of this symphony is usually quoted as Robin Hood, yet symphony No.4 is listed in the British Library cat. as 'Liberte' in C minor Op.64
Symphony No.5  'Charles XII'
Symphony No.6  'Romeo and Juliet' 
Concert overture - 'Le Cid'  premiered Crystal Palace  21.2.1874
Concert overture  'The Muses'

Chamber

La Lamentation for violin and piano  Op.8
Morceaux Romantique for violin and piano  Op.11
Nocturne for violin and piano  Op.10
Nocturne for violin and piano  Op.14

Opera

Inez de Castro  1869  libretto by Louis Uhibach

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Sara Ann Holmes 1831
Frances Holmes 1835
Alfred Holmes 9.11.1837 - 4.3.1876
Henry Holmes  7.11.1839 - 9.12.1905
Clara Holmes 1842
Edward Holmes 1847

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Sym.4 is listed in Worldcat.org (British Library & U Cambridge) as "Liberté! : 4e symphonie en ut mineur : pour grand Orchestre : op. 44", published by Hachette of Paris in 1903. Is "Op. 64" an alternative entry for it? (Re Op.44:
"Exécutée pour la première fois au concert du British orchestral Society le 31 mars 1875 à S.t James Hall à Londres")

Worldcat also lists a few other things-
3 Musical sketches for piano solo Op.32 (pub.ca.1926 if not earlier)
Pensée fugitive : pour piano : oeuvre 23 (pub. by Roothaan of Amsterdam in 1868)


Btw Op11 is one Morceau romantique, not multiple Morceaux romantiques. As you have it, of course, it's ambiguous (plural noun, singular adjective!)