Preface          vii
Bibliographic Abbreviations          xi

Introduction          3
     Piano Trios, Quartets, and Quintets          3
     Piano Chamber Music in Britain, 1800-50          7
     British Musical Life, ca. 1850-1950          8
     Continental Influences and Self-Defacing British Attitudes          9
     Immigrant Professors and Musicians          12
     The British Musical Renaissance          13
     Amateur Music-making and Music Societies          16
     The Legacy of W. W. Cobbett          17
     Professional Ensembles          18
     Concerts and Concert Series          19
     The Question of Light Music          24
     Composers          26
     Publishers          28
     Genres: Multi-movement Works, Variation Sets, and Phantasies          29
     Folksong Settings          32
     Educational Works          37
     Nationalities          38

1     Piano Trios (Violin, Cello, and Piano)          39
            Concert Works          39
            Miniatures          83
   
2     Piano Trios (Other Combinations)          109
            Concert Works          109
            Two Violins and Piano          109
            Violin, Viola, and Piano          111
            Viola, Cello, and Piano           115
            Miniatures          116
            Two Violins and Piano          116
            Violin, Viola, and Piano          118
            Violin, Bass, and Piano          119
            Two Cellos and Piano          119
            Cello, Bass, and Piano          119

3     Piano Quartets (Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano)          121
            Concert Works          121
            Minatures          140

4     Piano Quartets (Other Combinations)          141
            Concert Works          141
            Two Violins, Viola, and Piano          141
            Two Violins, Cello, and Piano          141
            Miniatures          142
            Three Violins and Piano          142
            Two Violins, Cello, and Piano          142
            Three Cellos and Piano          144

5     Piano Quintets (Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano)          145
            Concert Works          145
            Minatures          164
6     Piano Quintets (Other Combinations)          169
            Concert Works          169
            Four Violins and Piano          169
            Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano          169
            Miniatures          171
            Three Violins, Cello, and Piano          171
            Two Violins, Cello, Bass, and Piano          171

Appendix 1—Series          173
Appendix 2—Educational Works          177
Appendix 3—Manuscript Locations          189

Select Bibliography         191
Genre Index          195
Title Index          207
General Index          217