Composer
Niels Gade
Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890)
1817–1890
48 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1890
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Niels Gade — Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher (1817–1890). Niels Gade was born in 1817 in Copenhagen. The recorded year of death is 1890; place of death: Copenhagen. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Kingdom of Denmark.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- classical composer; conductor; music educator; university teacher; violinist; composer; pedagogue; organist; violist
- Teachers
- Andreas Peter Berggreen
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Recorded memberships
- Royal Philharmonic Society
- Instruments played
- violin; organ; pipe organ
- Genres
- symphony
- Notable works
- Symphony No. 1; The Bridal Waltz
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Pour le Mérite; Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog; Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog; commander of the Order of the Dannebrog; Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Birth name
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Languages used
- Danish
- VIAF ID
- 54332446
- ISNI
- 0000000121336724
- GND ID
- 119057077
- Library of Congress ID
- n81004075
- MusicBrainz ID
- fa6fc91d-c798-4519-897e-94475915781d
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Cello, Organ, violin
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 31
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Gedichte aus 'Bilder des Orients', Op.24 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sonata per Viola (Violino) e Piano | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Hamlet Overture, Op.37 |
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2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| String Quintet, Op.8 |
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| View sheet music |
| Elverskud |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3 Pieces for Organ, Op.22 |
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| View sheet music |
| String Quartet No. 1, Op. 63 |
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| View sheet music |
| String Quintet in F minor |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Violin Sonata No.2, Op.21 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Børnenes Jul |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Novelletten Op.29 for piano trio |
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| View sheet music |
| 4 Phantasiestücke, Op.31 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sextett für 2 Violinen, 2 Bratschen, und 2 Violoncelle, Op.44 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3 Characteerstykker, Op.18 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 4 Fantasiestykker, Op.41 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Et Folkesagn |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Frühlingsbotschaft Op.35 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 5 Lieder für Männerchor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3 Nordiske Tonebilleder, Op.4 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tre Digte af H. C. Andersen for en Syngestemme med Pianoforte |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 30 Scandinavian Folksongs | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 violoncellos, op. 17 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Violin Sonata No.3, Op.59 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Zion, Op.49 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Op.42: Piano Trio: 4th mt: Violin, Cello and Piano |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Child Jesus | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Agnete and the Merman |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Aquarellen. Kleine Tonbilder für Pianoforte |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Tre Albumblade |
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| View sheet music |
| 6 Danske Sange | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Efterklange af Ossian, Op.1 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 4 Fantasiestücke for Clarinet (Violin) and Piano, Op.43 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 6 Gesänge für 4 Männerstimmen | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 5 Gesänge für Männerchor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 4 Idyllen, Op.34 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Im Hochland, Op.7 |
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| View sheet music |
| Morgenandacht |
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| View sheet music |
| Piano Trio, Op.42 |
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| View sheet music |
| 3 Poems of Christian Winther |
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| View sheet music |
| Symphony No.2 in E, Op.10 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Treue Liebe, zum 15 September 1847 componirt |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Barn Jesus i en krybbe la - D-Dur/D major | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Tonstuck in C - C-Dur/C major | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Christmas Bells | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ballade,Op.43,No.3 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Boy's Merry-Go-Round | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| O, With Pure Devotion | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| When Onward I Am Gazing | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 54332446. Portrait: Johann Georg Weinhold, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.