Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Tango Jalousie
- Jalousie
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Denmark
- Active from
- 1879-11-29
- Active to
- 1963-02-20
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19,526
- Total plays
- 56,430
Tags
20th CenturydenmarktangoLegendarydanish violinist
Jacob Gade (November 29, 1879–February 20, 1963) was a Danish violinist and composer, mostly of orchestral popular music. Today he is remembered for a single tune, the familiar Tango Tzigane Jalousie, also known as Tango Jalousie[1], or simply Jalousie, premiered September 14, 1925. The tango was an instant international hit, was featured in over 100 films, and the royalties allowed Gade to devote himself to composition fulltime for the rest of his life. The royalties now fund a foundation for
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Vejle
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Genre
- sardana
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Jacob Gade memorial plate detail.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- name in native language
- Jacob Gade
- date of birth
- 1879-11-29
- date of death
- 1963-02-22
- P8168
- Basshunter
- Commons category
- Jacob Thune Hansen Gade
via Wikidata · CC0