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Jean-Henri Naderman

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Jean-Henri Naderman
Born1734
Germany
OriginFrance
Died1799 (aged 64–65)
Occupation(s)Harp maker, publisher
Pedal harp by Jean-Henri Naderman, The MET

Jean-Henri Naderman (baptised 20 July 1734 – 4 February 1799) was one of the leading harp-makers in Paris in the 18th century, and also a music publisher. He supplied the Royal Household with his instruments and wrote his music in classical style, with a large influence of the baroque. He had two sons, François Joseph Naderman, renowned harpist, and Henri Naderman, harp maker.

Life

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Jean-Henri Naderman was baptised (and presumably born) in Lichtenau in the archdiocese of Paderborn,[1] but emigrated to France around 1756 where he began working as a harp manufacturer. Later in 1777 he was licensed to work as a music publisher.[2] He rose to fame when he was commissioned to create and perfect the harps of Queen Marie-Antoinette on her arrival in France, together with the Czech composer and harpist Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz.

The Naderman single-pedal harp is supposed to have been modelled after the successful eighteenth-century Bavarian single-action mechanism pedal harp, whose manufacture, although claimed by several other harp makers including Jean Paul Vetter of Nuremberg and Johann Hausen of Weimar,[3] is often attributed to Jacob Hochbrucker.[2] Today, six harps of this specific model have been located.[4] Jean-Henri Naderman died in Paris.

Works

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  • Petite chasse
  • Sonate op. 17 no.2 in F major (harp solo)
  • 12 Études et un thème varié (harp solo)

References

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  1. ^ Droysen-Reber, Doris: "Naderman Familie", in: Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG), supplement volume (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2008), cc. 597–8.
  2. ^ a b Wenonah Milton, Govea (1995). Nineteenth- and twentieth-century harpists: a bio-critical sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 207. ISBN 0-313-27866-0.
  3. ^ Wolf, Beat. "Pedal Harp Jakob Hochbrucker, Donauworth, 1728" (PDF). Beatwolf.ch. Retrieved 11 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Institut de recherche sur le patrimoine musical en France. "Écoles et traditions régionales (2e partie)". IRPMF. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
Attribution
  • This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the Russian Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at the History section.
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