Niels Wilhelm Gade was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher.
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15 Facts About Niels Gade
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Niels Gade began his career as a violinist with the Royal Danish Orchestra, which premiered his concert overture Efterklange af Ossian in 1841.
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One of Schumann's piano pieces is entitled "Niels Gade" and based on the notes G-A-D-E, and Schumann's third piano trio is dedicated to Niels Gade.
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Niels Gade conducted the first performance of Schumann's piano Concerto with Clara Schumann at the piano.
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At Mendelssohn's death in 1847, Niels Gade was appointed to his position as chief conductor but was forced to return to Copenhagen in the spring of 1848 when war broke out between Prussia and Denmark.
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In Copenhagen Niels Gade became acquainted with the composer Cornelius Gurlitt and they remained friends until Niels Gade's death.
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Niels Gade became director of the Copenhagen Musical Society, a post he retained until his death.
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Niels Gade established a new orchestra and chorus, while settling into a career as Denmark's most prominent musician.
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Niels Gade worked as an organist; though he lost the prestigious position of organist at Our Lady, today's Copenhagen Cathedral, to Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he served in the Holmen Church in Copenhagen from 1850 until his death.
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Niels Gade was joint director of the Copenhagen Conservatory with Hartmann and Holger Simon Paulli.
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On 27 April 1852 Niels Gade married Emma Sophie Amalie Hartmann, daughter of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann.
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Niels Gade dedicated his Spring Fantasy to her to celebrate their engagement and his 5th Symphony with piano concertante as a wedding gift.
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Niels Gade became the father of organist and composer Niels Rudolph Gade.
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Niels Gade remarried in 1857 to Mathilde Stæger, herself an outstanding pianist.
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