Frederick A. Williams Explained

Frederick A. Williams (March 3, 1869 – July 31, 1942) was an American pianist and composer from Cleveland, Ohio.^{[1] [2]}

Williams was born in Oberlin, Ohio, the son of Charles Williams and Martha Maria Sabin Williams.^{[3] [4]} Williams headed the department of piano and theory at the Cleveland School of Music.^[5] Much of his output consisted of pedagogical pieces for piano; he also composed a handful of songs. He^{[3] [5]} is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.^[3]

References

• Book: Howard, John Tasker. Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. 1939. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. New York.

External links

• • MIDI sequence of "The Jolly Comrades", a piano piece by Frederick A. Williams

Notes and References

1. Mu Phi Epsilon Quarterly 13 (1918): 68.
2. News: Clionan Club . The Piqua Daily Call. March 11, 1939. 12. Newspapers.com.
3. "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZRL-5FG : accessed 9 February 2015), Frederick A Williams, 31 Jul 1942; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, reference fn 45046; FHL microfilm 2,024,009.
4. "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD8F-DYS : accessed 9 February 2015), Charles Williams and Martha Maria Sabin, 19 Jan 1851; citing Hamilton, Ohio, reference 2:3JT7750; FHL microfilm 344,463.
5. Rose, William Ganson. 1950. Cleveland: The Making of a City. Cleveland: World Pub. Co., p. 943.