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William Baines (1899 – 1922) was an English pianist and composer who wrote more than 150 works for solo piano and a number of larger orchestral works before his early death from tuberculosis at the age of 23.

Despite his youth, William Baines completed roughly 150 works, mostly in the genre of the piano miniature. Many of his piano pieces take inspiration from the natural world, and often have descriptive titles. Baines had big hands and his piano pieces, influenced by Scriabin, are difficult to play.

Perhaps his best known compositions are the piano portrait "Goodnight to Flamboro'" and "The Lone Wreck" comprising the collection Tides, named after Flamborough Head, the promontory on the Yorkshire coast. His Seven Preludes from 1919 are considered to be amongst his finest compositions.

Orchestral pieces include the Symphony in C minor, Op. 10 (1917), a Poem for piano and orchestra (1920), the Prelude to a Doll's Ballet (1920) and two tone poems, The Island of the Fey (1919) and Thoughtdrift (1921). Chamber music includes a String Quartet in E major (1917–18), a Piano Trio (1918), and a Violin Sonata in G (1917–19).