William Smith Rockstro (5 January 1823 – 1 July 1895) was an English musicologist, teacher, pianist and composer. He is best remembered for his books, including music textbooks, music history and biographies of famous musicians.
William Smith Rockstro (5 January 1823 – 1 July 1895) was an English musicologist, teacher, pianist and composer. He is best remembered for his books, including music textbooks, music history and biographies of famous musicians. (en)
William Rockstro fou un compositor i musicògraf anglès. Estudià en el seu país i en el Conservatori de Leipzig des de 1845 al 1846, rebent lliçons de Mendelssohn i Hauptmann. Compositor i executant notable, es distingí més com a musicògraf i didàctic. Entre les seves obres més importants i figuren les següents: Història general de la Música (1886); Vida de Haendel (1883); Mendelssohn (1884), i La cantant Jenny Lind (1891). (ca)