William Armstrong (music critic)

William Armstrong (1858 – May 18, 1942^[1]) was an American music critic, lecturer, and writer.

Armstrong was born in 1858 in Frederick County, Maryland. As a child, he received piano lessons in Stuttgart, Germany. Later he began playing professionally and teaching lessons on the instrument.^[2] Armstrong published musical reviews in major newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, where he was the music editor (1893-1898), and the New York Times.^[1] He also published reviews and essays in periodicals, such as the Saturday Evening Post and the Saturday Review.^[3] In addition to his reviews and essays, Armstrong wrote several books. These include the novels Thekla (1887), and An American Nobleman (1892),^[2] and the essay series The Romantic World of Music.^[4]

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