William Smyth Rockstro
William Smyth Rockstro (1823–1895) was a musicologist, journalist and music critic.
Also recorded as W. S. Rockstro; William Smyth Rackstraw; William Smith Rockstro.
Overview
Recorded at birth as William Smyth Rackstraw.
Born in 1823, died at Greater London in 1895.
In detail
William Smyth Rockstro studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. training under William Sterndale Bennett, Felix Mendelssohn and Moritz Hauptmann is recorded. the recorded working language is English.
Employment is recorded with Royal Academy of Music.
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“W. S. Rockstro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q16203699: William Smyth Rockstro
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