Percy Sherwood (23 May 1866 - 15 May 1939)[1] was a German-born composer and pianist of English nationality.
After his studies with Theodor Kirchner, Felix Draeseke and Herman Scholtz, Sherwood became a major figure in the music life of Dresden before the First World War.
Shortly before war broke out in 1914 he and his wife abandoned their Dresden villa and returned to England, where he was almost unknown.
Thereafter he made a living as a private teacher in London and travelling weekly to Oxford and Cambridge.
4 and 5 are lost) and several concertos (two each for cello, piano and violin), as well as chamber music (including two cello sonatas and at least six string quartets) and solo piano works.