# 883 - 1940 Famous Americans: 10c Ethelbert Nevin
1940 10¢ Ethelbert Nevin
Famous Americans Series: Composers
First City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Quantity Issued: 13,328,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Dark brown
Birth Of Ethelbert Nevin
Nevin received most of his education from his father, who edited a Pittsburgh newspaper, and contributed articles to magazines. He even composed songs, including a number of campaign songs such as “Our Nominee†for James K. Polk. Nevin’s mother played piano – her grand piano was the first to be taken across the Allegheny Mountains.
Nevin spent two years in Boston studying piano with Benjamin Johnson Lang. He returned home to Pittsburgh and spent some time teaching piano himself until he saved enough money to go to Berlin. He spent three years there working with Karl Klindworth, who he said he owed his musical success to. Nevin said that, “He used to insist that a man does not become a musician by practicing so many hours a day at the piano, but by absorbing an influence from all the arts and all the interests of life, from architecture, painting, and even politics.â€
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1940 10¢ Ethelbert Nevin
Famous Americans Series: Composers
First City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Quantity Issued: 13,328,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Dark brown
Birth Of Ethelbert Nevin
Nevin received most of his education from his father, who edited a Pittsburgh newspaper, and contributed articles to magazines. He even composed songs, including a number of campaign songs such as “Our Nominee†for James K. Polk. Nevin’s mother played piano – her grand piano was the first to be taken across the Allegheny Mountains.
Nevin spent two years in Boston studying piano with Benjamin Johnson Lang. He returned home to Pittsburgh and spent some time teaching piano himself until he saved enough money to go to Berlin. He spent three years there working with Karl Klindworth, who he said he owed his musical success to. Nevin said that, “He used to insist that a man does not become a musician by practicing so many hours a day at the piano, but by absorbing an influence from all the arts and all the interests of life, from architecture, painting, and even politics.â€
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