▁advice ▁of ▁Hum mel ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁piano . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁H ague ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁London , ▁which ▁there after ▁became ▁his ▁home . ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁on wards ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁British ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁Leipzig ▁Neue ▁Zeitschrift ▁für ▁Musik , ▁the ▁journal ▁founded ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sch umann . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁he ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁composer , ▁marry ing ▁his ▁French ▁wife ▁Lé onie ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁His ▁many ▁compos itions ▁included ▁piano ▁music , ▁chamber ▁music , ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁( his ▁over t ure ▁Ab ell ino ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁H ector ▁Ber li oz ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ). ▁These ▁included ▁thirty - six ▁piano ▁son at as ▁and ▁twenty - five ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁( 1 8 8 7 ), ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁compos ing ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁musical ▁friends , ▁including ▁an ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Imp rom pt u ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁composer ▁Eth el ▁S my th . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁British ▁musical ▁social ▁life ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁many ▁mus icians ▁visit ing ▁Britain , ▁including ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák .