Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
COMPOSER DIES SUDDENLY.
Musical World Loses One of Its Sue
 cesSful Members.

cessful Members.
 New Haven. Feb 1S.-Ethelhert Woodbridge Nevin. one of the greatest of American composers. died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from apOplcZy.
 NIY Nevia came to this city last Gc- tober at the invitation of pr William Sturgis, personal friend of the com poser.
 He resided at Miss Tuttlc's. 70 Tenn pie street and had lived q very quiet life since coming here. He had re peatedly refused social invitations be- cause of his desire 10 remain quiet anu also of his i'll health. Friday last he attended the recital of Harold Bauer and played for half an hour to use his words. for the purpose Of warming up the piano." He returned to the house and never left it again. Satur day he felt i'll. but not enough so 10 call for medical attendance. 1ester- day morning. however. hc was much worse. and in the morning Dr Gilbert was called. He administered medf- cineS and as the case did not apnear serious went away. He was recalled ar 30. at which time Mir NPvin fad become Semi-unccnsc5ouS. From that time on he grew steadily worse. At o'clock a brief spell of consciousness
  spoke to Mrs Nevin. telling her that hp was about to die. Dr Bradley had been called in consultation. Mrs NeVin. the physicians and Mrs Stur@tS were with him at the end. which came pain lesSlv at o'clock by the bursting of a blood vessel in tn" hrain-
 By the dPath of Mir Eevin the musi- cal world will lose one of its successful members. He was one of the most nf He has been musically inclined all his life. and al the age of 1 nn was taken out of his cradle to play before q num- Der of people at the home of hi' father. Robert r. Nevin. in EdgcwOrth, Pa. His father was opposed to his be- ing q piano player during all of his early years. but he kept at it. studying both in this country and broad. until one evening at q concert nj the age of r he played Chopn's ':PolOnaise' ill T. fiat. with full orchestra accOmpAni- ment with such skill that his father decided to oppose no longer his desire to be piano player.
 From then on Mir Nevin's father did all he could to give the boy 2 musical education. At the age of 13. after studying in Dresden for two years un- der Won Bohme. he was already before the public with the composition Good Night. Good Night. Relovcd.'' After he returned from abroad he studied three years in the University of West ern Pennsvlvania. and during this pc riod he had composed "Onn Spring Morning." Doris and "Oh. That We Two Were Maying.' q piece that has now become famous. He then went Boston for q period of three years and studied under Prof Benjamin T. Lang. Tn 1882 he returned to Pittsbur@. began teaching and was made or@anist of Trinity church of that city. Two years after that he went to Berlin. and 1886 he began producing to a considerable extent.
 The following year. in 1887. he made an extensive tour of the United States, giving delightful concerts wherever he appeared. He then located in Boston, and if was at that time that he con- posed s'Water Scenes.'' of which the "Narcissus'' is q selection. This piece made the composer famous and it is probably one of the most wildly known pieces of it's kind in the world. Every hodr is familiar with the sweet notes of "Narcissus,'' and it will always be a favored selection among musicians.
 MT Nevin was married in 1888 to Miss Anne Paul. daughter of Jacob w. Paul of Pittsburg, and after the ceremony he returned to Boston. re- maining there until 1894. That year he studied in Paris and composed ''Hah Fin Roslein' s-Lp Vase Brise'' and @Rappelle Toi." In 1895 he made an- other extensive tour of the United States and this one was even more successful than the others. From 1S9. until October of last year he had lived in New York and Pittsburg and had done considerable composing. At the { time of lis death he was in the midst of composition. and it was only Sat nrday that his publisher was in New Haven making arrangements for the appearance of his latest work.