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Peer reviewedAlper, Clifford D. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1980
Eleanor Smith (1858-1942), an outstanding composer of children's songs, was perhaps the most significant musician to embrace the philosophy of Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852), who founded the kindergarten in 1837 and consistently acknowledged and dignified children's natural capabilities and interests. Smith's songs still appear in published song…
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