William Henry Fry was an American composer, music critic, and journalist. Fry was the first known person born in the United States to write for a large symphony orchestra, and the first to compose a publicly performed opera. He was also the first music critic for a major American newspaper, and he was the first known person to insist that his fellow countrymen support American-made music.
- Occupation
- composer, journalist, music critic
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 10, 1813
- Died
- December 21, 1864
