| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Nestor, Leo |
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American professor at the Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, where since 2001 he has conducted the CUA Chamber Choir and University Singers, taught undergraduate and graduate conducting and guided the academic and performance formation of graduate students in choral music and musica sacra. Three times commissioned to compose for the apostolic visits of Pope Jean Paul |
| Neuen, Donald |
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American choral conductor, composer, arranger, editor, and educator who was formerly the Distinguished Professor of Conducting and Director of Choral Activities at the University of California, Los Angeles. |
| Neufeld, Ken |
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Los Angeles-based composer/arranger, with well over 300 works to his credit. The range of his compositions currently extends from choral/vocal settings, keyboard and instrumental works, to scores for full-scale musical theater. |
| Neumann, Walter |
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German Music Editor for Edition Peters |
| Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge |
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1862 |
1901 |
American pianist, teacher and composer. His best-remembered compositions are the piano piece Narcissus from Water Scenes and the songs "The Rosary" and "Mighty Lak' a Rose" |
| Newbury, Kent A. |
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1925 |
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American composer. 282 choral compositions published, with thirty-one different publishers, over a span of fifty-nine years with 39 choral compositions still in print. . |
| Newes, Virginia |
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Musicologist and author. Virginia Newes lives in Cambridge Mass, and was Associate Professor of Music History and Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. |
| Newley, Anthony |
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1931 |
1999 |
English actor, singer and songwriter. Newley achieved success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting. Newley received an Academy Award nomination for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). |
| Newman, John Henry [Cardinal] |
Blessed John Henry Newman; Cardinal Newman |
1801 |
1890 |
Originally an evangelical Oxford academic and priest in the Church of England. Newman left the Church of England and his teaching post at Oxford University and was received into the Catholic Church. In 1879, he was created a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII and beatified in 2010. He was also a literary figure of note and wrote many poems including the Dream of Gerontius. |
| Newstrom, Ryan |
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American poet, educated at Luther college |
| Newton, Dobe |
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Australian song writer, belonged to Bushwhackers and Bullockies Bush Band. Dobes commitment to the growth of Australian Music saw him as a member of the CMAA Board and Executive for 10 years, to the planning and establishment, and development of the Australian College of Country Music |
| Newton, Edward |
Bliss, P. Paul |
1838 |
1876 |
Pseudonym of P. Paul Bliss, American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone |
| Newton, Ernest |
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1856 |
1929 |
Welsh composer and pianist. He wrote mostly vocal music (songs and choirs) and works for piano. Newton is the author of the book How to Compose a Song, |
| Newton, Frederick |
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Editor for Allans Music |
| Newton, Glaister |
Newton, Leonard Glaister |
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Early 20th century composer and arranger |
| Newton, John |
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1725 |
1807 |
English sailor, in the Royal Navy for a period, and later a captain of slave ships. He became ordained as an evangelical Anglican cleric, served Olney, Buckinghamshire for two decades, and also wrote hymns, known for "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken". |
| Nicely, Kathleen |
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Poet Kathleen Nicely is from Overland Park, Kansas |
| Nichol, H. Ernest |
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1862 |
1928 |
British hymn writer He has written fourteen sets of Sunday School Anniversary Hymns (130 in all), with original tunes, besides many published in leaflet form, mostly under the anagram of 1677 Colin Sterne. Many are in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, the dates being those of composition and publication by the author |
| Nicholas, John Morgan |
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1895 |
1963 |
Welsh composer for the church |
| Nicholas, Jon |
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1960 |
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US barbershop arranger |
| Nicholls, Heller |
Nicholls, William Heller |
1874 |
1939 |
British prolific arranger, and writer of educational music, but also wrote light opera and orchestral music. He produced several scenic piano suites. |
| Nichols, Richard A. |
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Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at Sterling College. His musical background is quite diverse with areas of expertise in teaching, performing, composing, conducting, recording and publishing. He is a Director of Soundforth and has composed music of many genres and is currently Choral editor for Fred Bock Music |
| Nichols, Roger |
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American composer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays violin, guitar, bass, and piano. |
| Nicholson, Peter |
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Studied organ in Melbourne in the 1970s and later in Paris with Langlais. He taught organ, piano and musicianship at Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. He is Editor, arranger and owner of Consonia Publications |
| Nicholson, Sydney Hugo |
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1875 |
1947 |
English choir director, organist and composer, now chiefly remembered as the founder of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM). |
| Nickerson, Camille |
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1888 |
1982 |
American pianist, composer and arranger |
| Nickson, John |
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1949 |
2002 |
Australian composer and conductor |
| Nicolai, Philipp |
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1556 |
1608 |
16th century German utheran pastor |
| Niedmann, Peter |
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PETER NIEDMANN is a composer from West Hartford, Connecticut. Peter is a member of American Federation of Musicians |
| Nightingale, Mae |
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1898 |
1983 |
Music arranger |