February 15 - Henry Engelhard Steinway (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 15th are here: John Adams (2020), Harold Arlen (2021), and Georges Auric; Jean Langlais (2022)

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Henry Engelhard Steinway (22 February 1797 – 7 February 1871) was a German-American piano maker and the founder of the piano company Steinway & Sons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Business

Henry Engelhard Steinway

Made instruments the fine way,

Until Steinway & Sons 

Became the favored ones 

(Conspicuously branded)

That concert halls demanded.

 

 

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