William Henry Fry
Sign in to saveAmerican composer, music critic, and journalist (1813–1864)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1813
- Died
- 1864
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Prospectus of a course of lectures on music
- Leonora
- Republican "campaign" text-book, for the year 1860
- Notre-Dame of Paris
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William Henry Fry (1813–1864) was a pioneering American composer, music critic, and journalist. Fry was the first person born in the United States to write for a large symphony orchestra, and the first to compose a publicly performed opera. He was also the first music critic for a major American newspaper. And he was the first person to insist that his fellow countrymen support American-made music. William Henry Fry was born on August 10, 1813 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <a href="https://www
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Saint Croix
- Occupation
- music critic
- Educated at
- Mount St. Mary's University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Image
- William Henry Fry.jpg
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- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1813-08-10
- date of death
- 1864-12-21
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- William Henry Fry
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