Frances Coster Small Robinson (8 August 1858 - 11 November 1905) was an author, composer, and music educator who was born in Canada and lived most of her life in the United States. She published under the name Frances C. Robinson. [1] [2]
Robinson was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Emma Pheasant and Otis M. Small. Little is known about her education. She married William S. Robinson and gave piano lessons in Wakefield, Massachusetts, from at least 1901 until her death in 1905. [2] [3] [4]
Robinson’s articles on music education appeared in The Etude magazine and the New England Conservatory magazine. [5] [6] She composed works for piano and voice [7] through at least opus 45, [1] which were published by F. Trifet [8] and William A. Pond & Co. [9] Her publications included:
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