Ezra Jenkinson

Ezra Jenkinson (born 1872 in Todmorden, England; died 1947 also in Todmorden) was an English composer and violinist. His best known work, the Elves' Dance, makes extensive use of spiccato and is a show piece for intermediate beginners of the violin.

According to the English author and artist William Holt, Jenkinson was given a grant by a local patron to study music in Leipzig, Germany in his youth. After seven years, he returned to his home town to live alone and avoided the public after selling the rights to his compositions he was ammasing .

Chamber music

• Sechs lyrische Stücke (1.–3. Lage) (6 Lyric Pieces in First to Third Position) for violin and piano (1894)

1. An der Wiege (Lullaby; Berceuse)
2. Elfentanz (Elves' Dance; Danse des Sylphes)
3. Melodie
4. Mazurka
5. Barcarolle
6. Scherzo

• Kleine Suite (Little Suite; Petite Suite) for violin and piano (1900)

1. La Fontaine
2. Air
3. Berceuse
4. Gavotte et Musette
5. Humoreske
6. Serenade

Piano

• Frühlingslied (Spring Song) (1892)