Smith Newell Penfield
Compositions for: Piano
Psalm 18The Sunny South, Op.13WikipediaSmith Newell Penfield (April 4, 1837 – January 7, 1920) was an American composer.
Penfield studied at Oberlin College and in New York, and later in Leipzig with
Ignaz Moscheles,
Carl Reinecke,
Ernst Richter, and
Moritz Hauptmann. Back in the United States, he worked as a music teacher in Rochester and founded a Mozart Club and a Conservatory in Savannah. In 1885, he became President of the Music Teachers National Association.
His compositions included a setting of Psalm 18, an overture, a string quartet, pieces for organ and for piano, choral works, and songs.