æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv fˈɪftiːn hiː wˈʌn ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp tə ðə nˈæʃənəl tɹˈeɪnɪŋ skˈuːl fɔːɹ mjˈuːzɪk, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən wɪð ˈɑːɹθɚ sˈʌlɪvən ænd ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən wɪð dʒˈɑːn stˈeɪnɚ.
At the age of 15 he won a scholarship to the National Training School for Music, where he studied composition with Arthur Sullivan and the organ with John Stainer.