Eric Hope (17 January 1915 – 2 August 1999) was a British

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. Born in

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, of

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descent, he was a pupil at Warwick School, 1931-34. He studied piano playing in

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under Kathleen Arnold. He died in

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in 1999.

Publications

*''Handbook of Piano Playing'', Students' Music Library, Dobson Books Ltd, December 1955, *''Aids to technique: Muscular development exercises for pianists and other instrumentalists'', Edwin Ashdown, 1962 *''Basic Piano Exercises'', Edwin Ashdown, 1963

References

* Obituary in ''The Portcullis'', the Chronicle of Warwick School, October 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Eric 1915 births 1999 deaths People educated at Warwick School British classical pianists British conscientious objectors 20th-century British pianists 20th-century British musicians