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732 NOHL, C. F. L. Line 9 from end of article, for 1870 read 1867. Add date of death, Dec. 16, 1885.

NORCOME, Add that he was born at Windsor in 1576. Having embraced the tenets of the Romish Church, he was deprived of his lay clerkship and went to Brussels, where he became one of the instrumentalists in the Vice-regal Chapel. His name occurs in a list of the members of the chapel in 1641. [ W. H. H. ]

NORDISA. Romantic opera in three acts, words and music by F. Corder. Produced by the Carl Rosa Company at Liverpool on Jan. 26, and at Drury Lane, May 4, 1887. [ M. ]

NORMA. Line 2 of article, for Lent, 1832, read Dec. 26, 1831, and l. 5, for 1855 read 1835.

NORWICH FESTIVAL. Add that in 1881 the festival was conducted by Signor Randegger, who still holds the post. The new works were Cowen's 'St. Ursula' and A. Goring Thomas's 'Sun-worshippers,' and, for orchestra alone, Barnett's 'Harvest Festival' and W. Macfarren's 'Henry V.' In 1884 the chief novelties were Mackenzie's 'Rose of Sharon' and Stanford's 'Elegiac Ode.' At this festival Mme. Albani was not engaged, the principal soprano music being sung by Miss Emma Nevada. In 1887 Mme. Albani again appeared, and contrary to previous practice, several of the younger English singers were engaged. The new works were both Italian oratorios, 'The Garden of Olivet,' by Bottesini, and Mancinelli's 'Isaias.'

NOTA CAMBITA. After the reference to add in Appendix.

NOTATION. P. 470b, the statement as to the stave, occurring immediately after the first illustration, col. b, is to be corrected by a reference to vol. iii. p. 692b. P. 471a, l. 17, for two read three. P. 474a, l. 32 from bottom, for or read and; and see in App. vol. iv. p. 586. P. 477a. l. 24 from bottom, for Scarlatti's opera, etc. read Cavalli's 'Giasone,' 1655. Compare vol. i. p. 47a. P. 477b, l. 17, add that the tenor part in choral works is sometimes indicated by two G clefs close together. Messrs. Ricordi & Co. use a somewhat barbarous combination of the G and C clefs for the same purpose. P. 478a, l. 19–20 from bottom, for are usually read were formerly; and a line below, for Sometimes read In modern music.

NOTOT,, born at Arras, Pas de Calais, in 1755. From his earliest infancy he manifested a wonderful aptitude for music. His father intended to educate him for the church or the bar; and for the purpose of diverting his mind from the pursuit he most loved they sent him to Paris. It happened soon after his arrival in that city that a friend took him to St. Germain-des-Prés, where, having obtained permission of Leclerc, the organist, to sit at the organ, he performed extempore in so ingenious a manner that Leclerc would not believe it possible the boy could be playing from his own ideas. Leclerc therefore gave him a subject, upon which the boy instantly formed a fugue, and acquitted himself so admirably that the great composer seized him in his arms, and, lifting him up as high as he could, exclaimed, in an ecstasy of delight, 'Tu resteras à Paris.' His father, finding him to have really a genius for music, permitted the boy to adhere to the study of music as his future profession, and he consequently remained in Paris, where he soon acquired a great reputation. On his return to Arras he was appointed organist there. His compositions, which were greatly admired by John Christian Bach, consist of four symphonies, three pianoforte concertos, and a number of sonatas for that instrument. And it is said that in his style of accompanying from a full score Joseph Notot was unequalled. At the French Revolution this excellent musician renounced music as a profession and came to reside in England. We regret not to be able to ascertain the period of his decease. The above notice is from a work called the 'British Minstrel and Musical Literary Miscellany,' published some years ago in Glasgow as a periodical, No. 58. [ C. H. P. ]

NOTTEBOHM. Add to his publications, 'Ein Skizzenbuch von Beethoven aus dem Jahr 1803' (B.&H. 1880). This contains the sketches for the Eroica. His death took place at Gratz, on Oct. 30, 1882. Since then the papers which appeared in the 'Mus. Wochenblatt' as 'Neue Beethoveniana,' with others of the same nature by him, have been collected by E. Mandyczewski, and published in 1887 by Rieter-Biedermann of Leipzig in a volume of 590 pages; as 'Zweite Beethoveniana.' An index to both the Beethoveniana volumes was published in Oct. 1888. [ G. ]

NOVELLO, EWER & CO. Add date of death of Henry Littleton, May 11, 1888.

NOZZE DI FIGARO. Line 5 of article, for 1876 read 1786.

NUANCES. For corrections of this article see, vol. ii. p. 468b, 476b, and also 535b.