Wilson G. Smith

Wilson G. Smith (19 August 1855[n 1], Elyria – 26 February 1929, Cleveland) was an American composer and writer. Smith's full name was Wilson George Smith.[1] He was a student of Otto Singer,[2] as well as a student of Moritz Moszkowski, Oskar Raif, and Xavier Scharwenka during his time in Berlin. One of his major works is Homage to Edward Grieg.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1929 edition of Jahrbuch der Musikbibliothek Peters suggests that he was born in 1855 based on his age, not 1856 according to late 20th century sources.

References

  1. ↑ Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1999. p. 257. ISBN 978-0313307829.
  2. ↑ Smythe Babcock Mathews, William (1889). A Hundred Years of Music in America: an Account of Musical Effort in America. Chicago: G.L. Howe. p. 662.
  3. ↑ "SMITH, WILSON G." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 11 May 2018.
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