Gade, Niles Wilhelm (1817-1890)
Danish composer, was born at Copenhagen. He was court organist at Copenhagen and wrote several symphonies, overtures, and cantatas, as well as many choral and solo productions. His overture Ossian has received high praise. His cantatas The Crusaders, Comala, Psyche and The Message of Spring gave him a wide reception.
While greatly influenced by Mendelssohn, his works show much originality and he is regarded as one of the founders the Scandinavian school of music.
~ The Lincoln Library of Essential Information, Volume 2, Thirty-Fifth Edition, 1972, Biography, Page 1816.
You can visit the memorial page for Niels Wilhelm Gade.
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