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ETHELBERT WOODBRIDGE NEVIN

25th November 1862 --- 17th February 1901

Nevin a American composer  and pianist was born at Edgeworth, Pennsylvania in 1862.  His musical talent displayed itself in his childhood.
He studied in Boston, 1884, before going to Berlin to continue his work under Klindworth and Von Buelow, who encouraged his ability as a
composer.

After teaching in Boston (1887-93),  he returned to Europe residing for a time in Paris, Berlin, Florence and Venice as well as in Algiers. In
1890 he went back to the United States, becoming associated with Horatio Parker and the department of music at Yale university. He died
at New Haven, Connecticut in 1901.

Nevin is ranked with the foremost of American song-writers,  he was also the composer of many instrumental pieces,  mostly in miniature
form, marked by adelicate,  melodious originality. Among his compositions were Water Scenes  for the piano,  including the favourite (the
sequence below) Narcissus as well as a piano suite In Tuscany, the song cycles, In Arcady  and The Quest of the Heart's Desire,  the latter
was posthumously published as was Tempo di Valse,  a sketch Book of songs and piano music, and the Rosary,  the song that had became
instantly popular at a concert at Madison Garden New York February 15th 1898

Copyright 1953 Encyclopaedia Britannica

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