Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen
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Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen (1856–1925) was a Danish
Denmark
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 singing teacher, conductor and composer. He was the brother of musician Robert William Otto Allen
Robert William Otto Allen
Robert William Otto Allen was a Danish pianist, composer and conductor. He was the brother of conductor Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen....

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A pupil of Gustav Helsted
Gustav Helsted
Gustav Carl Helsted was a Danish composer.- Notable works :*Ouverture i c-mol *Scherzo i c#-mol *Strygekvartet i h-mol...

, he later studied in Paris
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 and London
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. He was then a singing teacher in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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 and during 1888 to 1892 a teacher at a conservatory in New York City
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and the singer at Trinity Church. He conducted for various singing organizations in Copenhagen: including the Artisans' Association choir and the Forsvarsbrøcrenes Mason choir.
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