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Gade Jacob
Aitken, Robert
Amirov, Fikret
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Arrieu, Claude
Auric, Georges
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Bacchus, Peter
Bacri, Nicolas
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Bon, Maarten
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Françaix, Jean
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Wilder, Alec
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Tango Fantasia
Tango Fantasia
Jacob Gade: Tango Fantasia for flute and piano was written in 1925, originally "Tango Jalousie" ("Jalousie, Tango Tzigane") - for violin and orchestra to accompany a silent film screening.
Gade was the principal conductor of the 24-piece orchestra at the Palads Cinema in Copenhagen, a grand movie palace built to American standards. In the era of silent films, large cinemas employed orchestras to provide live musical accompaniment.
"Jalousie" was written specifically for the Danish premiere of the silent film Don Q, Son of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, on September 14, 1925.
Contrary to some assumptions that it was part of the film's score, "Jalousie" was actually performed during the intermission when the film operator changed reels. Gade conducted the performance, which was met with immediate standing ovations and encores from the audience.
Gade claimed that the intense mood of the piece was inspired by a sensational news report he had read about a crime of passion, specifically a man who murdered his wife out of jealousy. This story fixed the idea of "jealousy" (French: jalousie) in his mind.
The tango became an instant success. The sheet music was published internationally, and new electrical recording technology helped the tune spread rapidly via radio and records.
The royalties from "Jalousie" made Gade a wealthy man. The piece has been used in over 100 films and numerous television series. In his will, Gade directed all future royalties to a foundation to sponsor young, talented Danish musicians, ensuring that his single global hit continues to support the arts.
The arrangement titled "Tango Fantasia" for flute and piano was made by the Danish flutist and editor Toke Lund Christiansen. The sheet music for this flute and piano arrangement was published in 1992 by Wilhelm Hansen.
Leonardo Bartelloni (piano), live performance, 7 September, 2014 at ISSM Luigi Boccherini Auditorium del Suffragio, Lucca
Tango Fantasia
Tzu-Chin Yen (piano), live performance, 29 September, 2017 at the Taichung National Theater
Tango Fantasia
Gade Jacob
Jacob Gade (1879–1963) was a Danish violinist, composer, and conductor, primarily known as a one-hit "Jalousie, Tango Tzigane", one of the most performed musical pieces in history.
Born into a poor family of musicians, Gade started playing the violin at a very young age and was largely self-taught as a composer. He moved to Copenhagen as a teenager and quickly became a successful violinist in the city’s dance halls and variety theaters.
He formed his own orchestra and established himself as a popular conductor of light music. He briefly lived in New York City around 1918–1921, where he played in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but the rigorous discipline of classical orchestral life did and he returned to Denmark.
Gade is most famous for his 1925 composition, "Jalousie, Tango Tzigane". Written as intermission music for the silent film Don Q, Son of Zorro, the tango was an immediate sensation. Its success was unprecedented, spreading globally and becoming a staple of dance halls, cinema orchestras, and later, radio broadcasts and film soundtracks, used in over 100 films. The immense royalties from this single piece made Gade a wealthy man and allowed him to retire from performing to focus solely on composition.
Despite composing operettas, ballets, and other light classical works, none matched the success of "Jalousie". Gade died in 1963, leaving behind a remarkable philanthropic legacy. In his will, he stipulated that all future royalties from his work should be put into a foundation—Jacob Gade's Honorary Award—to sponsor young, talented Danish musicians. To this day, his famous tango continues to fund the development of classical music talent in Denmark.