François Joseph Naderman

His Sonatinas Progressives are still regarded as some of the most important works in the harp repertoire today.

• Name — François Joseph Naderman • Born — 5 August 1781 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 2 April 1835 • Place of death — Paris, France • Genre — Classical • Occupation — Harpist, teacher, composer • Instrument — Harp

A student of Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz, François Joseph Naderman became a famous musician after the French Revolution, and his reputation continued under the Consulate, the First Empire and the Restoration of the monarchy. In 1815 he was appointed harpist for the Royal Chapel and court composer to the king, and in 1825 he became the first harp professor at the Conservatoire de Paris. His students included artist and composer Therese Emilie Henriette Winkel. He soon began touring around Europe as a virtuoso of the harp. He was a music publisher and a manufacturer of harps in Paris at "The Golden Key", on Rue de la Loi. After his death his widow continued to sell harps, including sheet music of her husband bearing the stamp-signature: Widow Naderman.

• Illustration — François-Joseph Naderman's grave at Montmartre cemetery

• Etude Fantastique in B flat major • Etude Fantastique in F major • Variations on the last thought of Weber for solo Harp • 3 Nocturnes for Harp and Horn, Op. 32 • Nocturne, Tyrolienne and Rondoletto • 3 Sonatas for Harp, Violin and Cello, Op. 5 • Sonatinas Progressives for Harp, Op. 92: • Sonatina no 1 in E flat major • Sonatina no 2 in C minor • Sonatina no 3 in B flat major • Sonatina no 4 in G minor • Sonatina no 5 in F major • Sonatina no 6 in D minor • Sonatina no 7 in C major

• Come to Fields (love song), words of Mess. de Coupigni with accompaniment of guitar or lyre by Ferdinando Carulli. Note: (2 pages with the stamp-signature of the widow Naderman and the 3-cent stamp (of right) of the Seine department. Musical partition: piano, guitar or lyre and words in 4 verses of 4 lines each and a refrain.)