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NACHTENHOEFER, (Gaspard Friedrich) born at Halle in 1624, was graduated doctor at Leipsic in 1647, and was afterwards sub-censor at Coburg, where he died in 1686. He was the author and composer of many German Protestant canticles.
NACHTIGALL, born about the year 1745, was pro-rector at the school of Halberstadt, and equally esteemed for his profound learning and amiable character. He inserted in a periodical journal, published at Berlin in 1790, a dissertation on the national music of the Jews.
NADERMAN, (F. J.) a celebrated harpist and composer for his instrument, born at Paris about the year 1780. He has published many sonatas, duos, concertos, and capricci for the harp. Amongst these we can name, “Fantaisie,” Op. 52, Paris; “Fantaisie,” Op. 55, Paris; “Fantaisie,” Op. 58, Paris; “Ducts for Harp and Piano,” Op. 41, Paris; “Trio for Harp, Horn, and Violoncello, or Violin, or Tenor, or as a Duet for Piano-forte and Harp;” “Three Duets for Harp and Piano,” Op. 51; and “Trio for Three Harps, or Two Harps and Piano,” Op. 57.
NADERMAN, (Henri) brother to the preceding, is also a performer on the harp. He published at Paris, in the year 1807, the air “Il est trop tard,” with variations for the harp.
NAGEL, (Johann) clerk at the cathedral, and fourth master at the gymnasium at Halle, born in 1759.
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