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Born in Greifswald, northern Germany, Frederick Nussen (1715/16–1779) blossomed as a composer in England, where for most of his adult life he worked as the steward (estate manager) of the music-loving Francis Greville, Lord Brooke, while also acting as a private music tutor to this nobleman and his family. The favourable reception accorded to his four collections of instrumental music published between 1749 and 1775, combined with his popularity as a person, helped to earn him membership of the Royal Music Band in 1767, even though he continued to serve the Greville family devotedly almost up to his death.
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