Julia Lee Niebergall
Julia Lee Niebergall (15 February 1886 – 19 October 1968) was a musician and ragtime era composer.
Also recorded as Julia Lee Niebergall Ray
Julia Lee Niebergall
- Name
- Julia Lee Niebergall
- Born
- 15 February 1886
- Died
- 19 October 1968
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- ragtime
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Julia Lee Niebergall • Born — 15 February 1886 • Died — 19 October 1968 • Burial Place — Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 38, Lot 146 • Occupation — Musician
Early life and education
Early life and education
Niebergall was born in Indianapolis, Indiana 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
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, 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)
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