Background
Holland was born in Wimbledon, London and was educated at Westminster School before moving to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Frederick Corder.
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Theodore Holland
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He later studied with Joseph Joachim at the Musikhochschule in Berlin.
Career
The war, however, left him shell-shocked, a condition with which he suffered for the rest of his life. In 1927 Holland was appointed Professor of Harmony and Counterpoint at the Royal Academy of Music, a position he would hold until he died. His students included Iris du Pré, mother of cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
Holland"s wife Isména became godmother to the young cellist.
His professional duties included those of Treasurer of the Royal Musical Association and as a member on the committees of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
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United Kingdom