Nicodé, Jean-Louis
Nicodé, Jean-Louis
Nicodé, Jean-Louis, German pianist, conductor, and composer; b. Jerczik, near Posen, Aug. 12, 1853; d. Langebruck, near Dresden, Oct. 5, 1919. He was taught by his father and by the organist Hartkas, and in 1869 he entered Kullak’s Academy in Berlin, where he studied piano with Kullak, harmony with Wuerst, and counterpoint and composition with Kiel. He made a concert tour (1878) with Artot through Galicia and Rumania. From 1878 to 1885 he was a piano teacher at the Dresden Cons., and from 1885 to 1888, conductor of the Dresden Phil. He established the Nicodé Concerts in 1893, and, in order to enlarge their scope by the production of larger choral works, formed the Nicodé Chorus in 1896. In 1900 he abandoned these concerts, retired to Langebruck, and devoted himself to composition. He wrote 2 expansive symphonic works: Das Meer for Soloists, Men’s Voices, Orch., and Organ (1889) and Gloria! ein Sturm- und Sonnenlied for Boy’s Voices, Men’s Voices, Orch., and Organ (1905), several other symphonic works, some chamber music, songs, and piano pieces.
Bibliography
T. Schäfer, J.-L. N.: Ein Versuch kritischer Würdigung und Erläuterung seines Schaffens (Berlin, 1907); O. Taubmann, J.-L. N. (Leipzig, 1909).
—Nicolas Slomnisky/Laura Kaun/Dennis McIntire