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British Musical Biography, 1897
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1NIGHTINGALE.
3now, Mary, Queen of Scots' adieu, Norwegian love song, Remember me, etc. He was a harpist and composed some music for harp and pf. The surname of these musicians is spelt variously Neilson and Nielson.
5Nightingale, John Charles, composer and organist, was born about 1785. Organist of the Foundling Hospital, London. He died about 1837. He issued a "Collection of psalm and hymn tunes, odes, etc., in 3 and 4 parts," London [1824], and composed rondos, waltzes, and arrangements for the pf. Also arranged "The celebrated choruses from Handel's oratorios for the organ"; "A selection of overtures from Handel's most celebrated oratorios, arranged for the organ and pf." He wrote some Familiar voluntaries for the organ, which were issued in a collected form as a Series of voluntaries, about 1855; and composed Battle songs; Indian lover's song; Man to man, and other songs and vocal music.
7Joseph C. Nightingale, born 1822, was an organist in Liverpool.
9Nimmo, Robert Hamilton, tenor vocalist, born at Catrine, September 10, 1836. He was a music seller and gave concerts, chiefly of Scot's music, in various parts of Scotland. He died at Glasgow, March 20, 1893. He wrote the song, "Creep before ye gang," and others of a like nature.
11Nisbet, James, tenor vocalist and writer, born 1817; died at Liverpool, February 29, 1884. Author of a "Vocal Primer, or student's singing manual," Glasgow [1860], and other works.
13Nixon, Henry George, composer and organist, was born at Winchester, February 20, 1796. He was organist of St. George's Chapel, London Road, from 1817 to 1820; next of Warwick Street Chapel, 1820-36; then of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Chapel, Glasgow, 1836-39; and finally of St. George's Roman Catholic Cathedral, London, 1839-49. He died in London of cholera, in 1849.
15Works.—Five Masses and other music for the Roman Catholic Church service. Numerous airs arranged for the pf. There came to the lady's gate a knight, and other songs, etc.
17He was a nephew of Henry Nixon, born at Liverpool, 1787; died July 25, 1834, who was a writer on music and inventor of a musical instrument called the Eolina. H. G. Nixon was married, in 1818, to Caroline Melissa Danby (died 1857), a daughter of Danby the glee composer. They had a large family, among whom may be named James Cassana (1828-42), a violinist, and Henry Cotter, noticed below.
19Nixon, Henry Cotter, fourth son of H. G. Nixon, was born in London in 1842. Studied under H. Deval, Henry Smart, Dr. Steggall, and G. A. Macfarren. Became F.C.O., 1867; graduated Mus. Bac., 1876, Cambridge. Organist of St. Peter's, Woolwich, 1864-8; St. James's, Spanish Place, 1870; St. Mary Magdalene's, St. Leonard's-on-Sea, 1872-7. Conductor of an orchestral society there. Now resident in London. He won the Trinity College, London, prize, 1880, for Pf. trio; 1881, for Sonata, pf. and 'cello; also prizes for six-part madrigal, Brighton Sacred Harmonic, 1889, and that of £25 offered by Methven, Simpson, Edinburgh, 1893, for the best set of two-part songs. His other works include Psalm 95, for soli, chorus and orchestra; Overture, "Titania"; Symphonic poem, "Palamon and Arcite," both for orchestra; pf. pieces; songs, etc.
21Noble, Charles, organist, born at Southwell, Notts, September 17, 1812. He was organist of St. Martin's, Stamford; of St. Mary's Nottingham, for 38 years; and lastly of Southwell Minster. He died at Southwell, September 10, 1885. As a teacher he was very successful, and highly esteemed.
23Samuel John Noble, organist and pianist, was King's Scholar, R.A.M., 1839. Pupil of W. H. Holmes. He played at the Wednesday Concerts, Exeter Hall, London, 1849; and was organist of Spitalsfield Parish Church; and of St. Mary-at-Hill, 1861. Another Samuel Noble, an alto singer, is a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
25Noble, Thomas Tertius, organist and composer, born at Bath, May 5, 1867. Educated at R.C.M., where he was exhibitioner and scholar, under Walter Parratt, Villiers Stanford, and J. F. Bridge. A.R.C.M. When fourteen was organist of All Saints', Colchester; and after leaving the R.C.M., was appointed successively to St. John's, Wilton Road, S.W., 1889; Assistant organist, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1890; and organist and choirmaster, Ely Cathedral, 1892. There he has been active in promoting special services, introducing Haydn's "Passion," and other works of importance. He has a number of compositions, including an organ sonata, in MS. Of his published works the principal is a setting of the Communion Office, scored for voices, organ, horns, trumpets, trombones, and drums (1891). A Solemn March, and other pieces for organ, are also published. He has also composed music to the A.D.C. burlesque, Jupiter, at Cambridge.
27Nodes, O., musician of early part of present century, edited with J. Bowcher "A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes adapted to the various metres now in use in all churches, chapels, and dissenting congregations throughout Great Britain," London [1803]. He also issued "A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes," London [1806], published in numbers.
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