Ethelbert Nevin (1862–1901) was a pianist and composer from Sewickley, Pa. He published his first composition at the age of twelve. In 1878, he attended Western University (now the University of Pittsburgh) but left at the end of his first year in 1879. In 1882 and 1883, he studied piano with B. J. Lang and composition with Stephen A. Emery in Boston. Then, from 1884 to 1886, he studied piano with Karl Klindworth and theory with Otto Tiersch in Berlin. He made his professional debut in a recital in Pittsburgh in December of 1886. From that point until his death in 1901, he spent most of his life working as a pianist and composer outside of Pittsburgh, living in various places throughout New England and in Europe. His best known works are the songs “The Rosary” and “Mighty Lak’a Rose,” and the piano piece “Narcissus.” The Ethelbert Nevin Collection includes published music, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and a number of his material possessions.