| Intro | American musician |
| Was |
Musician Pianist Composer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 15 February 1886, Indianapolis |
| Death |
19 October 1968, Indianapolis (aged 82 years) |
Julia Lee Niebergall (15 February 1886 – 19 October 1968) was a musician and ragtime era composer.
Early life and education
Niebergall was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a family of musicians. Her father played double-bass, her sister piano, and her brother percussion. Herself a pianist, she played at public events, as an accompanist for silent movies. and for ballet and gym classes. She also taught music at a high school.
Career
She is credited with but six musical compositions, two of which—Hoosier Rag and Red Rambler Rag—achieved popular success. She was a friend of May Aufderheide, one of the most popular female ragtime composers, who also lived in Indiana, and whose father published several of Niebergall’s compositions.
Niebergall reportedly supported herself as a musician and teacher until her death.
Compositions
- Clothilda (1905)
- Hoosier Rag (1907)
- Bryan Cocktail (1908)
- When Twilight is Falling (1909)
- Horseshoe Rag (1911)
- Red Rambler Rag (1912)