hiː spˈɛnt mˈɛni ˈaʊɚz æt ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mjuːzˈiəm kˈɑːpɪɪŋ baɪ hˈænd ðə wˈɜːks ʌv fˈiːld, hˌuː æt ðæt tˈaɪm wʌz lˈɪɾəl nˈoʊn; ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʌz hɪz ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv fˈiːldz piˈænoʊ kəntʃˈɛɹɾoʊz wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm vˈɑːl.
He spent many hours at the British Museum copying by hand the works of Field, who at that time was little known; the result was his edition of Field's piano concertos which became vol.