Sydney Smith (composer)
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Sydney Smith (July 14, 1839 Dorchester - March 3, 1889 London) was a leading English pianist and composer in Victorian England.
Smith studied piano in Leipzig with Ignaz Moscheles and composition with Reitz. He returned to England in 1858, and became highly regarded in London as a teacher and composer. He composed or transcribed about 400 works for the piano. These were extremely popular in salons in England in the 19th century, particularly the early works. Many pieces were issued both as solo pieces and as piano duets.
Amongst his best known works are: The Fairy Queen op.42, Gaîeté de Coeur op.24, I Puritani op. 85, Lily of the Valley op.14, La Harpe Eolienne op.11, Le Jet d’Eau op.17 and the Tarantelle Brillante op.8.
In addition to the works published under his own name, he also published a number of piano works under the names Paul Beaumont and Victor Delacour.
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