Frederick Jewson 1823-1891

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Frederick Bowen Jewson  Born 26 July 1823 Edinburgh, Scotland - Died 28 May 1891 London, England

Was son of a professional musician and initially taught by him.  Later, he went to The Royal Academy of Music in London to study under Cipriani Potter and John Goss.  He became a professor of piano and subsequently a director on the Board of the Royal Academy of Music

Orchestral

'Killicrankie' - overture  1840
Five other overtures
Piano Concerto No.1  1838
Piano Concerto No.2 in E major Op.33  1882

Chamber

Piano Trio
Three pieces for piano and violin  Op.3

Piano

Grand Sonata in E Op.1  1838
Three Rhapsodies for piano  Op.5
Pastorale  Op.11
Grand Fantasia and variations on the air 'Jenny Jones  Op.12
Fantasia and variations on the air 'Sul margine d'un rio'  Op.13  1846
'Valse des Nymphes'  Op.14
Lament and toccata  Op.15
Six grand etudes de concert  Op.16  1848
'Gage d'amitie' Romance for piano  Op.17
'Caledonia' grand valse  Op.19  1848
Romance and toccata  Op.20
'Seraph' Nocturne  Op.22
Twelve Etudes de concert  Op.23
'Twilight'  Nocturne  Op.24
'Beatrice' Mazurka  Op.25
'Alexandra' Valse brillante  Op.28  1863
'Fairy Footsteps' Caprice for piano  Op.29  1870
'Dashing Spring'  Fantasia for piano  1876
'Souvenir de Rossini'
'Chanson d'amour'  1876
'The Mountain Stream'  caprice for piano
'The Pass of Killicrankie' overture for piano 4 hands

Song

'Dews Gently Falling'  words by A F Ashton  1843
'The Greenwood Fay'  words by R Busby 1845
'Balmy May'  words by A Asphitel 1846
'Sweet Eyes'  words by G P Henry
'When I dream that you love me'  words by Lord Byron