William Smallwood - The Harebell
William Smallwood (1732 - Feb. 14, 1792) was an American planter, soldier and politicia...oops wrong guy.
The William Smallwood (Dec. 31, 1831 - Aug. 6, 1897) that composed this piece was an English composer, writer, and arranger of numerous pianoforte pieces of world-wide popularity, according to his obituary. I think they might've fluffed up his obituary a bit with the "world-wide popularity" statement, but nonetheless, this piece is quite nice.
I thought this back-handed compliment from his obituary was kinda funny:
"Though unambitious, both in melody and harmony his pianoforte compositions are pure in style, and it may be truly said that they point to higher things, and show the way."
Sheet music: https://www.pianomother.com/assets/im...