His early adult works included violin and piano pieces, music for the wind quintet in which he and his brother played between 1878 and 1881, and music of many types for the Powick Asylum band.
As súas primeiras obras de adulto inclúen pezas para violín e piano, música para quinteto de vento que interpretou xunto ao seu irmán entre 1878 e 1881, e música de diversos tipos para a banda do asilo Powick.