Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, primarily focusing on the viola and composition
Suffered from pain in his left hand and numbness in his right, symptoms of the neuritis that affected him during the last years of his career as a violist
Composed light orchestral works such as the suite Joyous Youth and Phantasies
Composed music for Columbia Gramophone, attracting much interest, including from Elgar
Wrote Calling All Workers for the Red Cross during the Second World War, which the BBC used as a signature tune
