About Nellie von Gerichten Smith
Lived 1871 – 1952 (aged 80–81). Nellie von Gerichten Smith was a composer and opera composer.
Nellie von Gerichten Smith (April 24, 1871 – May 15, 1952) was an American composer, pianist, violinist, and writer who composed two operas.
Smith was born in Sierra County, California, to Cecelia Meta Horeis and Philip Gerichten. Little is known about her education. She married Barnaby Hathaway Smith in 1893 and they moved to Prescott, Arizona, where Barnaby managed the Palace Saloon. During her time in Arizona, Smith made several quilts which remain in Arizona collections today. which was included in Women of the West, a book edited by Max Binheim and published in 1928. Smith's musical compositions include:
Operas
Lily of the Mohawks: Kateri Tekakwitha (text by Edward C. La More)
Twins of Bistritz
Piano
"Calizona" "Montezuma" "Wait, My Little Darling"
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American musician (1871–1952)
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Nellie von Gerichten Smith was born in 1871.
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Nellie von Gerichten Smith died in 1952.
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Nellie von Gerichten Smith was a composer and opera composer.
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