A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Nixon, Henry
NIXON, Henry George, born Feb. 20, 1796, at Winchester, was successively organist at St. George's Chapel, London Road, 1817–1820; at Warwick Street Chapel; at St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Chapel, Glasgow, and finally at St. George's Cathedral, Southwark, in 1839, which post he held until his death from cholera in 1849. His compositions include five Masses, a Te Deum, 'Respice Victimæ Paschali,' 'Dominus regnavit'; a Cantata written for Malibran; Vespers for every festival in the year, many of them published after his death in two folio volumes, besides pianoforte solos and songs. He married in 1818 Caroline Melissa Danby, who died in 1857, the daughter of John Danby, the glee composer, by whom he had thirteen children; among them were
James Cassana (1823–1842), a promising young violinist.
Henry Cotter, the fourth son, born 1842 in London, was taught music and the organ by Deval of Hull, by Henry Smart, Dr. Steggall, and G. A. Macfarren. He was successively organist at various churches of all denominations at Hull, Woolwich, Blackheath, Spanish Place, and St. Leonard's, where he now resides, and is the local representative of the Royal Academy of Music. He received the degree of Mus.B. at Cambridge in 1876. His compositions include a sonata for piano and violin, played by himself and Henry Blagrove in 1871; a pianoforte trio, first prize Trinity College, London, in 1880; sonata for pianoforte and cello; overture 'Titania' (Mr. Cowen's Concerts, Dec. 18, 1880) concertstück for piano and orchestra; songs.[ A. C. ]