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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1at Choron's Institution Royale de Musique, where he became professor and, in 1832, inspector of studies. On the death of Choron, whose son-in-law he had become, he assumed the direction of the school, which, however, abandoned by the government, could not support itself. Works: Oratorios for Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost; Several cantatas; Several solemn masses with orchestra; Short masses with organ; Many motets and canticles; Marche religieuse, for orchestra; Sacred songs, etc.—Fétis, Supplément, ii. 272.
3NIDECKI, TOMASZ, born at Warsaw about 1800, died there in 1852. Dramatic composer, pupil of Elsner at the Conservatorium in Warsaw; went to Vienna with a government stipend, and in 1837 settled at Posen, whence he was called, in 1841, to succeed Kurpiński as conductor of the opera in Warsaw. Works: Der Wasserfall in Feenheim, melodrama, Vienna, 1825; Przysięga (The oath), lyrical drama; Masses and other church music; Overtures.—Fétis; Sowiński.
5NIEDERMeyer, LOUIS, born at Nyon, near Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 1802, died in Paris, March 14, 1861. Dramatic composer, pupil of his father, and in Vienna of Moscheles on the pianoforte, and of Förster in composition. In 1819 he went to Italy, studied vocal composition under Fioravanti in Rome, and under Zingarelli in Naples, where he became intimate with Rossini, and brought out his first opera. He settled in 1821 in Geneva, thence went to Paris in 1823, but his success falling short of his desires, he became music-master for eighteen months of a school in Brussels, and afterwards returned to Paris. After failing as a dramatic composer he devoted himself to raising the school of sacred music founded by Choron, and with d'Ortigue founded the periodical "La Maîtrise," devoted to sacred music. Works—Operas: Il reo per amore, Naples; La casa nel bosco, Paris, 1828; Stradella, ib., 1837; Maria Stuart, ib., 1844; La Fronde, ib., 1853. Masses, motets, anthems, hymns; Organ preludes; Le lac, and other melodies, to words by Lamartine, Victor Hugo, and Deschamps; Italian songs; Pianoforte music; Méthode d'accompagnement du plain-chant, with d'Ortigue (Paris, 1855, 2nd ed., 1876); Accompagnement pour orgue des offices de l'Église (ib., 1861).—Fétis; do., Supplément, ii. 273; Mendel; Riemann.
7NIEMANN, RUDOLF (FRIEDRICH), born at Wesselburen, Holstein, Dec. 4, 1838, still living, 1890. Pianist, first instructed by his father, an organist, then pupil at the Conservatorium, Leipsic, of Moscheles, Plaidy, and Rietz, at the Conservatoire in Paris, of Marmontel and Halévy, and finally in Berlin, of Bülow and Kiel. He made himself first known as a pianist, in 1873–77, when he accompanied Wilhelmj on his concert tours through Germany, Russia, and England. For several years he lived at Hamburg, and, in 1883 settled at Wiesbaden, whence he accompanied Wilhelmj on his travels, teaching also at the latter's violin school, at Biebrich. He has composed chiefly genre pieces for pianoforte, and songs, besides a sonata for violin.—Riemann.
9NIE SOLLST DU MICH BEFRAGEN. See Lohengrin.
11NIEUWENHUIJSEN, FREDERIK, born at Zutphen, Holland, in 1758, died at Utrecht, Jan. 29, 1841. Organist, pupil of Bleumer, and in 1772–78 of Groenemann, whereupon he became organist of the cathedral at Utrecht. He made also a great reputation as carillonneur. Works: De zeeslag by Doggersbank, symphonic piece for 2 orchestras, Utrecht, 1781; La paix d'Alkmaar, cantata, 1802; De toonkunst, do., 1818; Other cantatas; Dramatic song for the inauguration of the theatre at Utrecht, 1796; etc.—Viotta.
13NIEUWENHUIJSEN, WILLEM JAN FREDERIK, born at Utrecht, Jan. 4, 1818, died there, May 19, 1869. Organist and writer on music, son of the preceding, whom he succeeded in his position at the cathedral. Works: Overture to Victor
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