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2 unusual facts about Novello


August Jaeger

Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, Jaeger met Elgar through his employment at the London music publisher Novello.

Leonardo Leo

A fine and characteristic example of his sacred music is the Dixit Dominus in C, edited by CV Stanford and published by Novello.


Clara Novello Davies

She was still conducting into her seventies when her New York-based Novello Davies Artist Choir was invited to the 1937 Paris Exposition.

Clara Novello Davies was born in Cardiff to Jacob, a miner, and Margaret (née Evans) Davies and named after Clara Novello, a famous soprano (1818-1908).

Deryck Cooke

'The Bruckner Problem Simplified', Musical Times, Vol.CX, 20-22 (Jan '69), 142-4 (Feb '69), 362-5 (Apr '69), 479-482 (May '69); reprinted in a revised version (1975) as a booklet by 'The Musical Newsletter' in association with Novello & Co.

Francesco Novello da Carrara

Francesco Novello da Carrara (May 19, 1359 – January 16, 1406) was Lord of Padua after his father, Francesco il Vecchio, renounced the lordship on June 29, 1388; he was a member of the family of Carraresi.

Ilan Eshkeri

Eshkeri's other notable works include The Young Victoria, which was nominated for this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score; Warner Bros' martial arts epic Ninja Assassin, Dino DeLaurentiis' Hannibal Rising, and producing the BAFTA-nominated score to Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

Jay Novello

In "Small Hostage" (May 26, 1959) of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Sugarfoot, with Will Hutchins in the title role, Novello plays the vivacious Pepe Valdez, the owner of an orphanage in Mexico, who persuades a United States Army colonel, Cyrus Craig (Robert Warwick), that a blonde Anglo boy in the orphanage, "Chico" (Gary Hunley), is the colonel's grandson.

The Daniel Jazz

A short vocal work suitable for performance by schoolchildren, with music by Herbert Chappell and lyrics by Vachel Lindsay(Publisher: Novello,1963; ISBN 0-85360-318-9; ISBN 978-0-85360-318-4).

The Gallant Hussar

Along with A South Sea Bubble (1928), the film marked a significant change in the role played by Novello.


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