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A biographical dictionary of musicians. [With portraits from drawings in pen and ink, 1900
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1Naret-Koning, Johann Joseph David, b. Amsterdam, Feb. 25, 1838. Violinist; pupil of David at Leipzig; 1859-70 leader of the Mannheim orch., also cond. of the Mus. Soc. and the Sängerbund until 1878. Since then, leader at the City Th., Frankfort, and member of the Heermann Quartet. Has publ. songs, etc.
3Nasoli'ni, Sebastiano, b. Piacenza, about 1768; d. (?). Prolific opera-composer, producing some 30 operas from 1788-1816 at Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples, Vicenza, etc.
5Nata'le, Pompeo, choir-singer at S. Maria Maggiore, Rome, and the teacher of Pitoni; publ. "Madrigali e canzoni spirituali a 2, 3 e 4 voci col basso per l'organo" (1662).
7Nathan, Isaac, b. Canterbury, 1792; d. Sydney, Australia, Jan. 15, 1864. Pupil of D. Corri.—Works: Music to the comedy Sweethearts and Wives (1823, very popular); an opera, The Alcaid (1824); an operetta, The Illustrious Stranger (1827). "Musurgia Vocalis, an essay on the History and Theory of Music, and on the Qualities, Capabilities, and Management of the Human Voice" (1823, 2nd ed. 1826); "Life of Madame Malibran de Bériot . . ." (1836) "Hebrew Melodies" [Byron], w. Braham (1822; 1861); songs.
9Na'torp, Bernhard Christian Ludwig, b. Werden-on-Ruhr, Nov. 12, 1774; d. Münster, Feb. 8, 1846. Studied theology and pedagogics at Halle Univ.; pastor at Essen, 1798; Counsellor of the Consistory at Potsdam, 1808; General Supt. at Münster, 1819.—Publ. "Anleitung zur Unterweisung im Singen für Lehrer an Volks-schulen" (2 courses, 1813, 1820; often republ.); "Lehrbüchlein der Singekunst" (2 courses, 1816, 1820), "Ueber den Gesang in der Kirche der Protestanten" (1817); "Ueber den Zweck, die Einrichtung und den Gebrauch des Melodien-buchs für den Gemeindegesang in den evangelischen Kirchen" (1822), followed by the "Melodienbuch" (1822); "Choralbuch für evang. Kirchen" (1829; harmonized in 4 parts, w. preludes and interludes by Rinck); and "Ueber Rincks Präludien" (1834).—By his labors the singing in churches and schools was greatly improved.
11Nau, Maria Dolores Benedicta Josefina, noted soprano stage-singer; born of Spanish parents at New York, Mar. 18, 1818. Pupil of Mme. Damoreau-Cinti at the Paris Cons. from 1832, taking 1st prize in 1834; début at the Opéra, 1836, as Page in the Huguenots; sang in minor rôles here for 6 years; then with much success in Brussels, London, etc., and was reën-gaged at the Opéra for leading rôles (1844-8). In 1848 she went to London, and thence to America; returning to London, she sang for 18 months at the Princess's Th.; then again at the Opéra in Paris from 1851-3. She revisited America in 1854, and was welcomed with extravagant enthusiasm; she retired in 1856.
13Nau'bert, Friedrich August, celebrated song-composer; b. Schkeuditz, Saxony, Mar. 23, 1839; d. Neubrandenburg, Aug. 26, 1897, where he was organist and singing-teacher at the Gymnasium.
15Naudin, Emilio, operatic tenor; b. Parma, Oct. 23, 1823. Pupil of Panizza at Milan; début at Cremona; sang in several Italian theatres, toured Europe, and was eng. 1862 at the Th. Italien, Paris. At Meyerbeer's testamentary desire he created the rôle of Vasco on the production of l'Africaine (Opéra, 1865), but soon returned to the Th. Italien.
17Nau'e, Johann Friedrich, b. Halle, Nov. 17, 1787; d. there May 19, 1868. Pupil of Türk; in 1813, mus. dir. of the Univ., and organist. He spent an inherited fortune in collecting a fine mus. library, and on preparations for the Halle Mus. Festivals of 1829 and 1835; and died poor.—Works: "Versuch einer musikalischen Agende" (1818); "Allgem. evang. Choralbuch mit Melodien, grösstentheils aus den Urquellen berichtigt, mit vierstimmigen Harmonien" (1829, w. histor. Introd.); he comp. a triumphal march f. chorus and wind-orch., church-music, pf.-pieces, etc.
19Nau'enburg, Gustav, baritone concert-singer and excellent singing-teacher; b. Halle, May 20, 1803. He wrote valuable studies ("Tägliche Gesangstudien," "Tägliche Coloraturstudien"); wrote for various mus. papers; and publ. "Ideen zu einer Reform der christlichen Kirchenmusik" (1854).
21Nau'mann, Johann Gottlieb, b. Blasewitz, n. Dresden, Apr. 17, 1741; d. Dresden, Oct. 23, 1801. Intended for a school-teacher, he was trained in the Dresden Kreuzschule, where he learned singing. In 1757 a Swedish musician named Weestrom offered to take him to Italy; they travelled thither via Hamburg, and Weestrom studied at Padua under Tartini, not allowing N., however, to share the master's instruction. On account of this slight, and general ill-treatment, N. left his former patron; Tartini taught him gratuitously; in 1761 he went to Rome and Naples with the violinist Pitscher to study dramatic composition; studied counterpoint later with Padre Martini at Bologna; brought out his first opera at the San Samuele Th., Venice; and returned to Dresden in 1763, receiving next year the appointment of court composer of sacred music, and of "chamber-comp." in 1765. On a second Italian tour he brought out several operas; then, after refusing an offer from Frederick the Great, he was app. Kapellm. at Dresden (1776), advancing in 1786 to Kapellm.-in-chief. In 1777 he was also invited to Stockholm to reorganize the orchestra, and brought out operas then and in 1780. In all he prod. 23 operas; also a ballet, 10 oratorios, sacred music (incl. the fine "Vater unser," after Klopstock); an elegy, "Klopstocks Grab"; 18 symphonies; sonatas f. pf., violin, and harmonica; songs (new complete ed. by Breitkopf & Härtel); etc. (Mannstein publ. a catalogue of N.'s comp.s).—Biographical: Meissner wrote
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