Composer Bio Information
Naegeli, Hans George's bio information
Wednesday, May 26, 1773 - Monday, December 26, 1836
Born: May 26, 1773, Wetzikon, Switzerland (near Zürich).
Died: December 26, 1836, Wetzikon, Switzerland.
Buried: Zürich, Switzerland.
Nägeli, son of a clergyman, has been called “the man who taught Switzerland to sing.” He was virtually a national hero of popular music and folk singing; his most popular song, still sung in beer tents the world over, is “Freut euch des Lebens” (1791). Nägeli helped found several choral societies, and frequently corresponded with Friedrich Silcher, who greatly admired him. Nägeli’s works include:
* Gesangsbildunglehre nach Pestalozzischen Grundsätzen, 1810
Sources
* Hustad, p. 292
* Nutter, p. 462
* Randel, p. 627
Music
1. Dennis
2. Leni
3. Naomi
4. Zürich
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/a/nageli_hg.html
Died: December 26, 1836, Wetzikon, Switzerland.
Buried: Zürich, Switzerland.
Nägeli, son of a clergyman, has been called “the man who taught Switzerland to sing.” He was virtually a national hero of popular music and folk singing; his most popular song, still sung in beer tents the world over, is “Freut euch des Lebens” (1791). Nägeli helped found several choral societies, and frequently corresponded with Friedrich Silcher, who greatly admired him. Nägeli’s works include:
* Gesangsbildunglehre nach Pestalozzischen Grundsätzen, 1810
Sources
* Hustad, p. 292
* Nutter, p. 462
* Randel, p. 627
Music
1. Dennis
2. Leni
3. Naomi
4. Zürich
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/a/nageli_hg.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - The Eye of Faith (TTBB) (uploaded on Apr 05, 2024)
- # 2 - Free Waters (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 23, 2024)
- # 3 - Loyal To Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 16, 2024)
- # 4 - More Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 18, 2023)
- # 5 - Jesus Is All The World To Me (TTBB) (uploaded on Sep 02, 2023)
- # 6 - The Nail-Scarred Hand (TTBB) (uploaded on Aug 31, 2023)
- # 7 - I Shall See Him By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 23, 2023)
- # 8 - Pass Me Not (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 22, 2023)
- # 9 - By And By (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 16, 2023)
- #10 - The Great Physician (TTBB) (uploaded on Jul 15, 2023)