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

  1. ↑ Mu Phi Epsilon Quarterly 13 (1918): 68.
  2. ↑ "Clionan Club". The Piqua Daily Call. March 11, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 Rose, William Ganson. 1950. Cleveland: The Making of a City. Cleveland: World Pub. Co., p. 943.
  • Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.


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