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Jacob Gade

Jacob Thune Hansen Gade (Vejle, Denmark, November 29, 1879February 20, 1963) was a
Danish violinist and composer, mostly of orchestral popular music.
Today he is remembered for a single tune, the familiar Tango Tzigane Jalousie, also known as
Tango Jalousie[1], or simply Jalousie, premiered September 14, 1925. The tango, written to
accompany a silent film when Gade was leader of the orchestra of the Palads Cinema,[2] was an
instant international hit.

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