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NIGHTINGALE.
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now, Mary, Queen of Scots' adieu, Norwe-
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gian love song. Remember me, etc. He was
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a harpist and composed some music for harp
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and pf. The surname of these musicians is
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spelt variousl_y Neilson and Nielsen.
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Nightingale, John Charles 298-L-6
Nightingale, John Charles, composer
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and organist, was born about 1785. Organist
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of the Foundling Hospital, London. He
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died about 1837. He issued a " Collection of
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psalm and hymn tunes, odes, etc., in 3 and 4
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parts," London [1824], and composed rondos,
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waltzes, and arrangemexits for the pf. Also
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arranged " The celebrated choruses from
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Handel's oratorios for the organ " ; "A selec-
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tion of overtures from Handel's most cele-
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brated oratorios, arranged for the organ and
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pf." He wrote some Familiar voluntaries for
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the organ, which were issued in a collected
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form as a Series of voluntaries, about 1855 ;
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and composed Battle songs ; Indian lover's
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song; Man to nran, and other songs and
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vocal music.
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Joseph C. Nightingale, born 1822, was
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an organist in Liverpool.
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Nimmo, Robert Hamilton 298-L-25
Nimmo, Robert Hamilton, tenor vocal-
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ist, born at Catrine, September 10, 1836. He
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was a ftiusic seller and gave concerts, chiefly
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of Scot's music, in various parts of Scotland.
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He died at Glasgow, March 20, 1893. He
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wrote the song, " Creep before ye gang," and
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others of a like nature.
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Nisbet, James 298-L-32
Nisbet, James, tenor vocalist and writer,
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born 1817; died at Liverpool, February 29,
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1884. Author of a " Vocal Primer, or stu-
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dent's singing manual," Glasgow [1860], and
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other works.
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Nixon, Henry George 298-L-37
Nixon, Henry George, composer and
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organist, was born at Winchester, February
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20, 1796. He was organist of St. George's
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Chapel, London Road, from 1817 to 1820
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next of Warwick Street Chapel, 1820-36
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then of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Chapel
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Glasgow, 1836-39 ; and finally of St. George's
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Roman Catholic Cathedral, London, 1839-49.
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He died in London of cholera, in 1849.
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Works. — Five Masses and other music for
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the Roman Catholic Church service. Nu-
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merous airs arranged for the ])i. There
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came to the lady's gate a knight, and other
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songs, etc.
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He was a nephew of Henry Nixon, born
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at Liverpool, 1787 ; died July 25, 1834, who
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was a writer on music and inventor of a
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musical instrument called the Eolina. H.
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G. Nixon was married, in 1818, to Caroline
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Melissa Danby (died 1857), a daughter of
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Danby the glee composer. They had a large
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family, among whom may be named James
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Cassana (1828-42), a viclinist, and Henry
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Cotter, noticed below.
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Nixon, Henry Cotter 298-L-61
Nixon, Henry Cotter, fourth son of
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H. G. Nixon, was born in London in 1842.
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Studied under H. Deval, Henry Smart, Dr.

NODES.
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Steggall, and G. A. Macfairen. Became
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F.C.O., 1867 ; graduated Mus. Bac, 1876,
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Cambridge. Organist of St. Peter's, Wool-
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wich, 1864-8 ; St. James's, Spanish Place,
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1870 ; St. Mary Magdalene's, St. Leonard's-
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on-Sea, 1872-7. Conductor of an orchestral
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society there. Now resident in London. He
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won the Trinity College, London, prize, 1880,
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for Pf. trio ; 1881, for Sonata, pf. and 'cello ;
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also prizes for six-part madrigal, Brighton
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Sacred Harmonic, 1889, and that of £25
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offered by ]\Iethven, Simpson, Edinburgh,
offered by Methven, Simpson, Edinburgh,
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1893, for the best set of two-part songs. His
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other works include Psalm 95, for soli, chorus
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and orchestra ; Overture, " Titania " ; Sym-
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phonic poem, " Palamon and Arcite," both
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for orchestra ; pf. pieces ; songs, etc.
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Noble, Charles 298-R-18
Noble, Charles, organist, born at South-
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well, Notts, September 17, 1812. He was
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organist of St. ]\Iartin's, Stamford ; of St.
organist of St. Martin's, Stamford ; of St.
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Mary's Nottingham, for 38 years ; and lastly
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of Southwell Minster. He died at Southwell,
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September 10, 1885. As a teacher he was
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very successful, and highly estaemed.
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Samuel John Noble, organist and pianist,
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was King's Scholar, R.A.M., 1839. Pupil of
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W. H. Holmes. He played at the Wednesday
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Concerts, Exeter Hall, London, 1849 ; and
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was organist of Spitalsfield Parish Church ;
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and of St. Mary-at-Hill, 1861. Another
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Samuel Noble, an alto singer, is a Gentle-
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man of the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
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Noble, Thomas Tertius 298-R-33
Noble, Thomas Tertius, organist and
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composer, born at Bath, ilay 5, 1867. Edu-
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cated at R.C.]\I., where he was exhibitioner
cated at R.C.M., where he was exhibitioner
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and scholar, under Walter Parratt, Yilliers
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Stanford, and J. F. Bridge. A.R.C.M.
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When fourteen was organist of All Saints',
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Colchester; and after leaving the R.C.M.>
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was appointed successively to St. John's,
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Wilton Road, S.W., 1889 ; Assistant organist,
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Trinity College, Cambridge, 1890 ; and organ-
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ist and choirmaster, Ely Cathedral, 1892.
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There he has been active in promoting special
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services, introducing Haydn's "Passion," and
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other works of iniportance. He has a num-
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ber of compositions, including an organ
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sonata, in MS. Of his published works the
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principal is a setting of the Communion Office,
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scored for voices, organ, horns, trumpets, trom-
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bones, and drums (1891). A Solemn March,
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and other pieces for organ, are also published.
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He has also composed music to the A.D.C.
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burlesque, Jupiter, at Cambridge.
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Nodes, O 298-R-55
Nodes, 0., musician of early part of
Nodes, O., musician of early part of
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present century, edited with J. Bowcher
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" A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes
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adapted to the various metres now in use in
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all churches, chapels, and dissenting congre-
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gations throughout Great Britain," London
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1 1803]. He also issued "A Selection of
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Psalm and Hymn Tunes," London [1806] ,.
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published in numbers.


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