Encyclopedia > William George Cusins

Article Content

William George Cusins

William George Cusins (October 14, 1833 - August 31, 1893) was an English pianist, violinist, organist, conductor and composer.

Born in London, Cusins studied music in Brussels under François Joseph Fétis[?] and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was appointed Master of the Queen's Musick in 1870, and was knighted in 1892.

He toured widely in Europe as a pianist, and produced editions of the piano music of Robert Schumann. Among his works as a composer are the oratorio Gideon, an overture to William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and a piano concerto.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Shoreham, New York

... and the median income for a family is $116,985. Males have a median income of $81,873 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the village is $37,620. 1.4% ...