Hans Georg Nägeli (26 May 1773 – 26 December 1836) was a composer and music publisher. Nägeli was born in Wetzikon, Switzerland. He studied under his father as a child and then opened a private music shop and publishing firm in the 1790s. In 1803 he began publishing the ''Repertoire des Clavecinistes'', which included the first editions of keyboard pieces by composers such as Muzio Clementi, Johann Baptist Cramer, and

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, as well as introductory treatises for students. He died in

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in 1836. Much of Nägeli's compositional output consists of keyboard works and songs. His "Gold'ne Abendsonne" (1815) was adapted by others for various purposes. One version of the tune, sung by a bird (feathered) on '' Today'', was described by its presenters as a "Folk Song", but also appears in various music editions of the

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(as the tune "Zurich"), where it is correctly attributed to Nägeli. Nowadays he is probably best known for the hymn (and psalm) tune ''Dennis''.Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli
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Sources

* Don Randel, ''The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music''. Harvard, 1996, p. 627.

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