Julia Lee Niebergall (15 February 1886 – 19 October 1968) was a musician and
ragtime
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its Syncopation, syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers ...
era composer.
Early life and education
Niebergall was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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to a family of musicians. Her father played double-bass, her sister piano, and her brother percussion. Herself a pianist, she played at public events, as an accompanist for silent movies. and for ballet and gym classes. She also taught music at a high school.
Career
She is credited with but six musical compositions, two of which—Hoosier Rag and Red Rambler Rag—achieved popular success. She was a friend of
May Aufderheide
May Frances Aufderheide Kaufman (May 21, 1888 – September 1, 1972) was an American composer of ragtime music. She was probably the best known among female ragtime composers. She received training in art music and visited Europe on a grand tou ...
, one of the most popular female ragtime composers, who also lived in Indiana, and whose father published several of Niebergall’s compositions.
Niebergall reportedly supported herself as a musician and teacher until her death.
Compositions
* Clothilda (1905)
* Hoosier Rag (1907)
* Bryan Cocktail (1908)
* When Twilight is Falling (1909)
* Horseshoe Rag (1911)
* Red Rambler Rag (1912)
References
External links
Hoosier Rag, played by John RemmersRed Rambler Rag, played by Jack BradshawHorseshoe Rag, played by Nora HulseRed Rambler Rag sheet musicHoosier Rag sheet musicHorseshoe Rag sheet musicClothilda sheet music
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1886 births
1968 deaths
American ragtime musicians
Ragtime composers
20th-century American women musicians