Horace Wadham Nicholl papers 1878-1902

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Horace Wadham Nicholl papers 1878-1902

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The British composer, organist and writer Horace Wadham Nicholl, a devotee of Wagner and Liszt, was well known and respected during his lifetime. His papers consist of scrapbooks, press clippings, concert programs, promotional material, articles he wrote, and scores.

1.2 linear feet; 2 boxes

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Nicholl, H. W. (Horace Wadham), 1848-1922

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Horace Wadham Nicholl (b Tipton, England, 17 March 1848; d New York City, 10 March 1922), an English organist and composer, was taught music by his father and Samuel Prince. He spent his early career (1867-1870) as an organist in England before moving to Pittsburgh to be organist at St. Paul's Cathedral. In 1878 he moved to New York, where he worked at various churches in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and where he lived for the rest of his life. Nicholl was an active writer on music as well as a compo...

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