Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Carl Nielsen across 4 places, from 1865 to 1916.
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Carl August Nielsen (9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Carl Nielsen was documented, and when
9 June 1865exact date
Sortelungattested“Nielsen was born on 9 June 1865, the seventh of twelve children in a poor peasant family, at Sortelung near Nørre Lyndelse, south of Odense on the island of Funen.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1884year
Copenhagenattested“Gade, the director of the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, by whom he was well received, Nielsen obtained his release from the military band at short notice, and studied at the Academy from the beginning of 1884.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1903year
Athensattested“17 (1903) stems from Nielsen's stay in Athens which inspired him to compose a work depicting the sun rising and setting over the Aegean Sea.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1916year
Copenhagenattested“In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and continued to work there until his death.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1916year
Gothenburgattested“In the period 1916–22, Nielsen often lived on Funen, regularly retreating also to the Damgaard and Fuglsang estates, or worked as a conductor in Gothenburg.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
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1 November 1879exact date
Odensementioned“After learning to play brass instruments, on 1 November 1879 he became a bugler and alto trombonist in the band of the army's 16th Battalion in Odense.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1881year
Odensementioned“In 1881, at the age of 16, Nielsen began to take his violin playing more seriously, studying privately under Carl Larsen, the sexton at Odense Cathedral.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
17 September 1887exact date
Tivoli Concert Hallmentioned“On 17 September 1887, Nielsen played the violin in the Tivoli Concert Hall when his Andante tranquillo e Scherzo for strings was premiered.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
8 September 1888exact date
Tivoli Gardensmentioned“Performed at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen on 8 September 1888, it was designated by Nielsen as his Op.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
September 1889month
Copenhagenmentioned“By September 1889 Nielsen had progressed well enough on the violin to gain a position with the second violins in the prestigious Royal Danish Orchestra which played at Copenhagen's Royal Theatre, then conducted by Johan Svendsen.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1891year
Leipzigmentioned“In 1891 he met the composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni in Leipzig; they were to maintain a correspondence for over thirty years.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
March 1891month
Parismentioned“Shortly after arriving in Paris in early March 1891 Nielsen met the Danish sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen, who was also travelling on a scholarship.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
10 May 1891exact date
St Mark's English Church, Florencementioned“They toured Italy together and married in St Mark's English Church, Florence, on 10 May 1891 before returning to Denmark.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
10 May 1891exact date
Italymentioned“They toured Italy together and married in St Mark's English Church, Florence, on 10 May 1891 before returning to Denmark.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
10 May 1891exact date
Denmarkmentioned“They toured Italy together and married in St Mark's English Church, Florence, on 10 May 1891 before returning to Denmark.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1892year
Copenhagenmentioned“The younger daughter Anne Marie, who graduated from the Copenhagen Academy of Arts, married the Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi (1892–1988) in 1918; he contributed to the promotion of Nielsen's music, both as a violinist and a conductor.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1892 to 1925period
Denmarkmentioned“Harder; Tonality, Clarity, Strength." Nielsen is perhaps most closely associated outside Denmark with his six symphonies, written between 1892 and 1925.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
1896year
Berlinmentioned“The symphony was a great success when played in Berlin in 1896, contributing significantly to his reputation.”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
27 April 1897exact date
Copenhagenmentioned“Fanning comments on the relationship which developed between his programmatic and symphonic works: "Sometimes he would find stageworthy ideas in his supposedly pure orchestral music; sometimes a text or scenario forced him to invent vivi…”source: Wikipedia: Carl Nielsen
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