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A biographical dictionary of musicians, 1905
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1teacher. In 1796 he became cond. of the Dessau opera.—Works: 8 vaudevilles and operas for Leipzig and Bonn; Klopstock's ode "Dem Unendlichen," f. 4 voices and orch.; double concerto f. pf., violin, and orch.; sonatas, variations, and fantasias f. pf.; songs; etc.
3Nef, [Dr.] Karl, contemporary Swiss writer; publ. "Die Collegia musica in der deutsch-reformirten Schweiz von ihrer Entstehung bis zum Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts" (St. Gallen, 1897). [The "Collegia musica" were associations of dilettantes for the cultivation of music, and flourished more especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.]
5Nehr'lich, Christian Gottfried, b. Ruhland, Upper Lusatia, Apr. 22, 1802; d. Berlin, Jan. 8, 1868. A vocal teacher, who establ. a school for singing at Leipzig, later going to Berlin. His work "Die Gesangskunst . . ." (1841), followed by a "Gesangschule für gebildete Stände" (1844), though twice republ., had no lasting success.
7Neid'hardt, Johann Georg, d. as Kapellm. at Königsberg, Jan. 1, 1739. His two works on temperament have a certain historical interest.
9Neid'linger, William Harold, talented composer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 20, 1863. Pupil of Dudley Buck. His compositions include a mass, other church-music, mixed and male choruses, and numerous delightful songs.
11Neit'hardt, August Heinrich, b. Schleiz, Aug. 10, 1793; d. Berlin, Apr. 18, 1861. Pupil of Ebhardt and Graner in Schleiz; oboist in the Gardejäger Corps in the War of Liberation; app. bandmaster in 1816, and bandmaster of the Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regt. in 1822-40; in 1843, teacher of singing for the Domchor (Berlin cathedral-choir), and in 1845 its conductor. For its improvement he inspected the Imp. Choir at St. Petersburg in 1846, and the Sistine Chapel at Rome in 1857; under his conductorship the Domchor became famous.—Works: An opera, Julietta (1834); fine music for military band; male choruses; songs (he set to music Thiersch's "Ich bin ein Preusse"); horn-quartets and -trios, pf.-music; his chief work is "Musica sacra: Sammlung religiöser Gesänge älterer und neuerer Zeit"; vol.s v, vii and xii are by N. himself.
13Nei'tzel, Otto, b. Falkenburg, Pomerania, July 6, 1852. Pupil of Kullak's Acad., Berlin, and studied also at the Univ. (Dr. phil., 1875); then made a concert-tour, as pianist, with Pauline Lucca and Sarasate; and in 1878 became cond. of the "Musikverein" at Strassburg, where (1879-81) he likewise conducted in the City Th. Until 1885 he taught at the Moscow Cons.; then at the Cologne Cons.; since 1887 also critic for the "Kölnische Zeitung." His operas Angela (Halle, 1887), Dido (Weimar, 1888; N. wrote both text and music), and Der alle Dessauer (Wiesbaden, 1889), have had fair success. Publ. a "Führer durch die Oper," in 3 vol.s.
15Nen'na, Pomponio, a native of Bari, Naples, publ. detached madrigals in 1585 and 1594 (Phalèse's "Melodia Olympica"); 8 books of 5-p. madrigals 1609-24, and 1 book of 4-p. madrigals in 1631; all now very rare.
17Ne'ri, Filippo, b. Florence, July 21, 1515; d. Rome, May 26, 1595. He took holy orders in 1551, and began giving lectures in the oratory of San Girolamo (later at Santa Maria, Vallicella), for which Animuccia, and after his death Palestrina, composed the "Laudi spirituali" as a kind of musical illustration of the lectures, growing after many years into the art-form of the oratorio, which derives its name from the "oratory" (Ital. "oratorio") in which the lectures were held. The attendance on these lectures increased, and in 1575 N. organized a seminary for secular priests, recognized in 1575 by Pope Gregory XIII. as the "Congregazione dell' Oratorio."
19Neru'da [Nor'mann-Neru'da], Wilma Maria Francisca, celebrated violinist; b. Brünn, Mar. 29, 1839. Her father was an organist. She studied under Jansa, and first played in public at Vienna, 1846, with her sister Amalie, a pianist; thence making a tour with her father, sister, and brother Franz (a 'cellist) through Germany. In 1849 she played at a Philharm. concert in London; after prolonged travels on the Continent, chiefly in Russia, she gave sensational concerts at Paris in 1864, and there married Ludwig Normann. She returned to London in 1869, and has since then played in every winter and spring season (at the Popular Concerts, the Philharm., the Crystal Palace, Hallé's recitals and the Manchester Concerts, etc.). She married Hallé in 1888, and visited Australia with him in 1890 and 1891. In Feb., 1899, she commenced an American tour. Admirers call her a rival of Joachim.
21Ness'ler, Victor E., b. Baldenheim, Alsatia, Jan. 28, 1841; d. Strassburg, May 28, 1890. A student of theology and music (Th. Stern) at Strassburg, he prod. a successful opera, Fleurette, in 1864, and threw himself into the arms of art. Studied furthur in Leipzig, where he became very popular as chorusmaster at the City Th., cond. of the "Sängerkreis," and a composer of operas which strongly appealed to popular taste; the above theatre brought out his romantic fairy opera Dornröschens Brautfahrt (1867), and the operettas Die Hochzeitsreise (1867), Nachtwächter und Student (1868), and Am Alexandertag (1869); then followed the operas Irmingard (1876), Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (1879), Der wilde Jäger (1881), and Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, (1884); the Rattenfanger and the Trompeter have achieved more than passing success; Otto der Schütz (1886), and Die Rose von Strassburg (Munich, 1890), closed the series.—Other works: Der Blumen Rache, ballade f. soli, ch., and orch.; double chorus "Sängers Frühlingsgruss," f. men's voices; a part-song cycle, w. soli and pf.-accomp., "Von
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