Niels Gade
Sign in to saveDanish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890)
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- Born
- 1817-02-22
- Died
- 1890-12-21
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ossian ouverture
- Piano Pieces, Op. 19
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Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. He is considered the most important Danish musician of his day. Gade was born in Copenhagen, the son of a joiner and instrument maker. He began his career as a violinist with the Royal Orchestra there, and saw his concert overture Efterklange af Ossian ("Memories of Ossian") premiered with them in 1840. When his first symphony was turned down for performance in Copenhagen
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Brain–computer interfaces for communication and control
· 2002 · cited 6,286x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,459x
- Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials
· 2009 · cited 5,014x
- Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions
· 2015 · cited 4,992x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,391x
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 February 1817
- Died
- 21 December 1890
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- violist
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Student of
- Andreas Peter Berggreen
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1817 births1890 deaths19th-century classical violinists19th-century conductors (music)19th-century Danish classical composers19th-century Danish letter writers19th-century Danish organistsAcademic staff of the University of Music and Theatre LeipzigComposers for pianoComposers for pipe organComposers with IMSLP linksDanish classical organists