Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin

Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (born November 25, 1862, Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 17, 1901, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American composer of light songs and piano pieces. Nevin studied in New York City, Boston, and Berlin, first appearing as a pianist in Pittsburgh (1886) and later in Boston, Chicago, New York City, and other U.S. cities. His early songs on English and German texts were influenced by Schubert and Schumann. His later pieces, in a lighter...