Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-263) and index
Light music -- A Nottinghamshire childhood, 1886-1906 -- The Royal Academy of Music and beyond , 1906-1910 -- The Queen's Hall Orchestra and Miss Black, 1910-1918 -- A freelance composer, 1918-1922 -- Maturity and jazz, 1923-1930 -- Success and popularity, 1931-1935 -- A new direction?, 1936-1944 -- The war years, 1939-1945 -- The wilderness years, 1945-1951 -- Renown at last, 1951-1955 -- Envoi and legacy, 1955-1957