After his studies Sherwood became a major figure in the music life of Dresden before the First World War, but when war broke out he abandoned his Dresden villa and returned to England where he was almost unknown.
After his studies with Theodor Kirchner, Felix Draeseke and Herman Scholtz, Sherwood became a major figure in the music life of Dresden before the First World War. Shortly before war broke out in 1914 he and his wife abandoned their Dresden villa and returned to England where he was almost unknown.