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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1900
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1der Wiege bis zum Grabe"; male quartets; popular songs, also comic ("Drei Schneider," "Frater Kellermeister," etc.).
3Nesvad'ba, Joseph, b. Vyskeř, Bohemia, Jan. 19, 1824; d. Darmstadt, June 20, 1876. While studying philosophy at Prague, he brought out an opera, Blaubart, at the Bohemian Th. in 1844; then acted as theatre-cond. at Karlsbad (1848), Olmütz, Brünn, Graz, the Bohemian Th. in Prague (1857-8, as 1st Kapellm.), the Italian Opera, Berlin (1859-60), the City Th., Hamburg (1861-3); and from 1864 as court Kapellm. at Darmstadt, where he prod. several ballets. His Bohemian songs and choruses are prized in Bohemia.
5Nešvera, Joseph, b. Proskoles, Bohemia, Oct. 24, 1842. From 1878, mus. dir. of the Episcopal Ch. in Königgrätz; now Kapellm. at Olmütz Cath.—Works: Opera Perdita (Prague, 1897; succ.); masses; a De profundis f. soli, ch., and orch.; male and mixed choruses; Bohemian songs; Idyll f. 3 violins, 2 violas, 'cello and bass; violin-music and pf.-pieces.
7Net'zer, Joseph, b. Imst, Tyrol, Mar. 18, 1808; d. Graz, May 28, 1864. After studies with local teachers, he went to Vienna, becoming a pupil of Gänsbacher and Sechter. Brought out the operas Die Belagerung von Gothenburg (1839), Mara (1841), and Die Eroberung von Granada (1844); was Lortzing's asst.-Kapellm. at Leipzig, 1844-5; in 1846 Kapellm. at the Th. an der Wien, Vienna, producing there the opera Die seltene Hochzeit; in 1849, Kapellm. at Mayence, 1853 at Graz. Besides over 100 songs, he also wrote symphonies, overtures, and string-quartets.
9Neu'bauer, Franz Christian, b. Horzin, Bohemia, 1760; d. Bückeburg, Oct. 11, 1795. A violinist, taught by the village schoolmaster, he led a wandering life; prod. an operetta, Ferdinand und Yariko, at Vienna in 1786 (?), where he met Mozart and Haydn; in 1789, Kapellm. to Prince Weilburg; later court composer and Chr. Fr. Bach's successor as court Kapellm. at Bückeburg.—Publ. 12 symphonies; 10 string-quartets; concertos f. pf., f. flute, and f. 'cello; other chamber-music, songs, etc.
11Neuendorff, Adolf, b. Hamburg, June 13, 1843; d. New York, Dec. 4, 1897. Went to America in 1855; pupil of G. Matzka and J. Weinlich (vln.), and Dr. Schilling (pf.). Début as pianist 1859; also 1st violin in the old Stadt Theatre, New York; 1861, tour of Brazil as violinist; 1863, mus. dir. of German theatre, Milwaukee; 1864-7, cond. of German opera, N. Y.; 1867-71, cond. of Stadt Theatre (Lohengrin given for first time in America). In 1871 he brought Wachtel over; 1872, cond. opera in Acad. of Music, N. Y.; 1872-4, manager of Germania Th.; 1875, brought over Wachtel and Pappenheim; 1877, director and conductor of Wagner Festival at N. Y. (Walküre given first time); 1878, cond. of N. Y. Philharm.; 1884-9, concert director in Boston; 1889-91, cond. of the Juch Engl. Opera Co.; 1892, of English grand opera, N. Y.; 1893-5 in Vienna, his wife, Georgine v. Januschowsky, being prima donna at the Imp. Opera; then returned to N. Y., becoming (1896) dir. of music in the Temple Emanu-El; 1897, cond. of the Metropolitan Permanent Orch., succeeding Seidl.—Works: 4-act comic opera The Rat-charmer of Hamelin (1880); do. Don Quixote (1882); 3-act rom. com. opera Prince Woodruff (1887); comic opera The Minstrel (1892); 2 symphonies, overtures, cantatas, male quartets, many songs, etc.
13Neu'komm, Sigismund, (Ritter von,) b. Salzburg, July 10, 1778; d. Paris, Apr. 3, 1858. Pupil of the organist Weissauer, and of M. Haydn for comp.; at 15, Univ. organist; at 18, chorusmaster at the opera. From 1798 he studied at Vienna under J. Haydn, who showed him fatherly care. In 1807 he passed through Stockholm, where he was elected a member of the Acad., to St. Petersburg, there becoming cond. of the German opera. 1809 found him in Paris, an intimate of Grétry and Cherubini, and pianist to Talleyrand after Dussek. For his requiem in memory of Louis XVI. (Vienna, 1814), Louis XVII. ennobled him in 1815, decorating him with the cross of the Legion of Honor. In 1816 he went to Rio de Janeiro, and was app. court mus. dir. by Emperor Dom Pedro, whom he accompanied to Lisbon on the outbreak of the revolution in 1821. He was in Talleyrand's service until 1826; then travelled for many years; and finally resided alternately in London and Paris. He was extremely popular in England before Mendelssohn's advent in 1837. Despite his active life, he was a most industrious composer of fluent and interesting works, now mostly consigned to oblivion. Besides much church-music (5 German and 2 Engl. oratorios [Mount Sinai and David], a complete Morning and Evening Service [for London], 15 masses, 5 cantatas, psalms in Ger., Engl., Ital., and Latin, etc.), he prod. 10 German operas [Alexander am Indus], 3 Ital. dram. scenas, a symphony, 5 overtures and 7 fantasias f. orch., military marches, chamber-music (about 20 numbers), a pf.-concerto and many pf.-pieces, 57 organ-pieces, about 200 French, English, Italian and German songs; etc.
15Neu'mann, Angelo, b. Vienna, Aug. 18, 1838. Began a mercantile career, but deserted it after vocal lessons from Stilke-Sessi, and after his début as a lyric tenor in 1869; sang at theatres in Cracow, Ödenburg, Pressburg, Danzig, and the Vienna court opera (1862-76); from 1876-82 he was manager of the Leipzig opera under Förster; then gathered together a travelling company for prod. Wagner operas, journeying as far as Italy; from the end of 1882 to 1885 he was manager of the Bremen opera; then of the German opera in Prague.
17Neu'mark, Georg, poet and musician; b. Langensalza, Mar. 6, 1621; died July 8, 1681,
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