▁National ▁Biography , ▁" the ▁three ▁most ▁prominent ▁characteristics ▁of ▁his ▁critical ▁thought : ▁s cept ic ism , ▁dialect ic ▁skill , ▁and ▁passion ▁for ▁accuracy ." ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁the ▁book ▁under ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Hugh ▁Mort imer ▁Cec il , ▁but ▁all ▁his ▁other ▁works ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁Ernest ▁New man , ▁which ▁he ▁adopted ▁to ▁suggest ▁the ▁fresh ▁approach ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁take ▁toward ▁his ▁subjects : ▁" a ▁new ▁man ▁in ▁earnest ". ▁He ▁subsequently ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁his ▁private ▁life ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁public ▁life , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁made ▁the ▁change ▁legal . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁New man ▁married ▁Kate ▁Ele an or ▁W ool lett . ▁ ▁His ▁early ▁articles ▁on ▁music ▁were ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁composer ▁Gran ville ▁B ant ock ' s ▁New ▁Qu arter ly ▁Musical ▁Review . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Mid land ▁Institute ▁school ▁of ▁music ▁B ant ock ▁invited ▁New man ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁staff ▁to ▁teach ▁singing ▁and ▁musical ▁theory . ▁ ▁Music ▁critic ▁New man ▁moved ▁from ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁become ▁music ▁critic ▁of ▁The ▁Manchester ▁Guardian , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁rev iewer , ▁sometimes ▁dis ple asing ▁the ▁local ▁musical ▁establishment . ▁New man ▁condem ned ▁Hall é ▁Orchestra ▁aud ien ces ▁for ▁their ▁comp lac ency , ▁calling ▁them ▁" ost rich es " ▁and ▁" v and als "; ▁cast ig