George Elbridge Whiting

George Elbridge Whiting Sheet Music

  • Born: 14th September 1840
  • Died: 14th October 1923
  • Birthplace: USA

George Elbridge Whiting was an American composer of classical music. Born in Holliston, Massachusetts, he founded the Beethoven Society in Hartford, Connecticut when he was fifteen years old. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1862 and later to New York City. Whiting was a student of George Washbourne Morgan. He went to Liverpool, England, and studied withWilliam Thomas Best. He later studied in Berlin with Carl August Haupt (harmony), Robert Radecke (orchestration), and others.