Grand jean, Axel Karl William
Grand jean, Axel Karl William
Grand jean, Axel Karl William, Danish composer; b. Copenhagen, March 9, 1847; d. there, Feb. 11, 1932. He began his career as an opera singer, but gave up the stage for teaching and composition; also conducted several choral societies in Copenhagen. He wrote the operas Colomba (Copenhagen, Oct. 15, 1882), Oluf (Copenhagen, April 7, 1894), and others, as well as many choral works.
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