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William Harold Neidlinger (July 20, 1863 - December 5, 1924) was an
American music pedagogue and composer. He was well known for his
musical compositions spanning from religious topics to children's
entertainment and was active as a choral conductor and organist.


                             Biography
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Neidlinger was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a student of Dudley
Buck, making Buck's influences and preferred themes being imprinted in
his works. Before settling in Chicago in 1901, Niedlinger was a music
teacher in Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and studied in
Paris and London. He became the founder of a school for children with
Intellectual disability.

Neidlinger was also the composer of multiple songs for Camp Fire Girls
of America that were used for the social rituals at that time. His
most famous composition is 'The Birthday of a King'. He died in 1924
in East Orange, New Jersey.


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