Jean-Henri Naderman

Jean-Henri Naderman (baptised 20 July 1734 – 4 February 1799) was one of the leading harp-makers in Paris in the 18th century, and also a music publisher. He supplied the Royal Household with his instruments and wrote his music in classical style, with a large influence of the baroque. He had two sons, François Joseph Naderman, renowned harpist, and Henri Naderman, harp maker.

Jean-Henri Naderman
Born	1734 Germany
Origin	France
Died	1799 (aged 64–65)
Occupation(s)	Harp maker, publisher

Pedal harp by Jean-Henri Naderman, The MET

Life

Jean-Henri Naderman was baptised (and presumably born) in Lichtenau in the archdiocese of Paderborn,^[1] but emigrated to France around 1756 where he began working as a harp manufacturer. Later in 1777 he was licensed to work as a music publisher.^[2] He rose to fame when he was commissioned to create and perfect the harps of Queen Marie-Antoinette on her arrival in France, together with the Czech composer and harpist Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz.

The Naderman single-pedal harp is supposed to have been modelled after the successful eighteenth-century Bavarian single-action mechanism pedal harp, whose manufacture, although claimed by several other harp makers including Jean Paul Vetter of Nuremberg and Johann Hausen of Weimar,^[3] is often attributed to Jacob Hochbrucker.^[2] Today, six harps of this specific model have been located.^[4] Jean-Henri Naderman died in Paris.

Works

• Petite chasse
• Sonate op. 17 no.2 in F major (harp solo)
• 12 Études et un thème varié (harp solo)