Niels Gade papers
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of Niels W. Gade's published compositions, musical anthologies and other biographical materials documenting his life and works.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1968, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1890-1925
Creator
Languages
This collection is in Danish, English, and German.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Neil Wilhelm Gade was a Danish composer and teacher in Copenhagen,Denmark. Born in 1817, Gade spent the majority of the mid to late 19th Century composing and becoming acquainted with other composters such as Robert Schumann and Cornelius Gurlitt. In Copenhagen, Gade became the director of the Copenhagen Musical Society where he established a new orchestra. His works include eight symphonies, violin concertos, chamber pieces, cantatas, and both organ and piano pieces that were composed between 1847 and his death in 1890.
Extent
13.23 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
Abstract
This collection is comprised of published compositions, musical anthologies and other biographical materials documenting the life and works of Niels Wilhelm Gade during the mid-nineteenth century.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series. The series arrangement for this collection is as follows:
- Series 1. Musical Compositions, undated
- Series 2. Biographical information and research notes, 1929-1968
Acquisition Information
The Niels Gade papers were acquired as a gift in 1967.
Processing History
Processed by Aleia McDaniel and Celeste Navas, Student Processing Assistants, 2015.
Processing of the Neil Gade papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Bergis Jules, University and Political Papers Archivist, and Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator.
- Title
- Niels Gade papers
- Status
- Under Review
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Celeste Navas and Aleia McDaniel, Student Processing Assistants.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu