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Waldemar Thrane (8 October 1790 – 30 December 1828) was a ''Waldemar Thranes gate'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
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Waldemar Thranes gate
1790 births 1828 deaths Norwegian classical composers Norwegian classical violinists Male classical violinists Norwegian conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Pupils of Anton Reicha Norwegian male classical composers 19th-century male musicians {{Norway-composer-stub
Waldemar Thrane (8 October 1790 – 30 December 1828) was a Norwegian
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composer, violinist and conductor.
Waldemar Thrane was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Paul Thrane (1751–1830), a businessman and timber merchant, and was an uncle of the author and journalist Marcus Thrane
Marcus Møller Thrane (14 October 1817 – 30 April 1890) was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first labour movement in Norway. It was later known as the Thrane movement (''Thranebevegelsen'').
Early life
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From 1814 to 1815, he studied music in Paris
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. In 1819, Thrane made his debut concert in Oslo as conductor, violinist and composer. He served as conductor of the Christiania Public Theatre Orchestra (''Christiania offentlige Theaters orkester'') and The Musical Lyceum (''Det musikalske Lyceum'') until he fell ill and was replaced by Ole Bull
Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing.
Biography
Background
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in 1828. He died at 38 years of age. ''Waldemar Thranes gate'' (Waldemar Thrane Street), located in St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, is named in his honor.
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References
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* Benestad, Finn (1961) ''Waldemar Thrane'' (Oslo: Universitetsforlaget)External links
Waldemar Thranes gate
1790 births 1828 deaths Norwegian classical composers Norwegian classical violinists Male classical violinists Norwegian conductors (music) Male conductors (music) Pupils of Anton Reicha Norwegian male classical composers 19th-century male musicians {{Norway-composer-stub