Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen
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Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen (1856–1925) was a Danish
singing teacher, conductor and composer. He was the brother of musician Robert William Otto Allen
.
A pupil of Gustav Helsted
, he later studied in Paris
and London
. He was then a singing teacher in Copenhagen
and during 1888 to 1892 a teacher at a conservatory in New York City
and the singer at Trinity Church. He conducted for various singing organizations in Copenhagen: including the Artisans' Association choir and the Forsvarsbrøcrenes Mason choir.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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....
.
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
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and London
London
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. He was then a singing teacher in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and during 1888 to 1892 a teacher at a conservatory in New York City
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.