He had no formal music education (other than some informal advice from Richard Henry Walthew), but learned through amateur performing in choirs and orchestras and through concert going.
[3] The tenor, Vladimir Rosing, premiered his song Idyll at Aeolian Hall in New York on 8 February 1922, The Musical Leader calling it "extraordinary.
"[4] A further concert of his chamber music, including the second string quartet, piano works and songs, was held at the Aeolian Hall in London on 27 March 1922.
His arrangements for military band in the 1930s include the Eric Coates' London Suite for Chappell & Co.
[12] Pot-Pourri, the orchestrated version of a piano suite with eight short movements titled after the names of flowers, was given at the Proms twice, in 1921 and 1922.