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20th Century Danish

GADE, Jakob

Born in Vejle, Nov 29 1879
Died in Assens, Feb 20 1963

  • Gade was a violinist with no formal training who began his career as a dance fiddler and eventually worked as a bandleader and cinema orchestra leader in Copenhagen.
  • Gade composed light music as well as larger orchestral works.1

Biography

Sources

  1. “Jacob Gade (1879-1963),” Naxos, accessed October 8, 2019, https://www.naxos.com/person/Jacob_Gade/27191.htm.