The British Musical Biography

[E] Smith, Alexander William, teacher of
singing, was born at Edinburgh on November
29, 1829. He studied under Bucher, Ran-
degger, Schira, and under Romano at
Florence. He was conductor of psalmody at
Broughton Place United Presbyterian Church,
Edinburgh from 1849 to 1864. He has chiefly
devoted himself to the teaching of singing,
and as a voice trainer has been one of the
most successful in Scotland.

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