▁satisf actor ily ▁completed . ▁At ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁George ▁H uck e ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁instruction ▁of ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Hart mann , ▁band master ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cambridge ; ▁he ▁continued ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁gained ▁practical ▁experience ▁in ▁orch est ral ▁work . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later ▁H uck e ▁was ▁appointed ▁musical ▁am anu ensis ▁to ▁Can on ▁Har ford , ▁a ▁well - known ▁musical ▁authority ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey , ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁age ▁thirty - five . ▁ ▁Mand olin ▁ ▁H uck e ▁established ▁a ▁successful ▁music ▁teaching ▁studio ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁in ▁Hamm ers m ith , ▁London . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁mand olin ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁rise . ▁Since ▁the ▁viol in ▁had ▁been ▁his ▁particular ▁instrument , ▁it ▁was ▁natural ▁he ▁should ▁consider ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁mand olin . ▁He ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁instrument ▁and ▁sent ▁his ▁first ▁compos itions ▁to ▁J . ▁A . ▁Turner , ▁London ▁— ▁then ▁the ▁only ▁English ▁publish er ▁of ▁mand olin ▁music ▁— ▁and ▁the ▁publish er ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁continue . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁writing , ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁great ▁demand ▁for ▁suitable ▁mand olin ▁publications . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Turner ▁published ▁his ▁Fort y ▁progress ive ▁studies ▁for ▁the ▁mand olin , ▁Op . ▁ 5 0 , ▁which ▁rank ▁amongst ▁the ▁best ▁issued ▁in ▁England . ▁These ▁were