gah'de, (1817-1890), a famous Danish musician and composer, born at Copenhagen. He was first compelled to learn the trade of a cabinetmaker under his father's instruction, but soon abandoned it to begin a course of musical study. At the age of sixteen he made his debut as a concert violinist. He won numerous prizes for composition and through the aid of the king completed his education at Leipzig, where, in the absence of Men-delssohn, he for a time directed the Gewandhaus concerts and became permanent conductor in 1847. Three years later he returned to Copenhagen, where he became master of the Chapel Royal and director of music. Gade was one of the leading figures in the new romantic movement in music and received the highest honors from leading critics and musicians of his time. Among his compositions the best known are probably the Erl King's Daughter, The Springtide Fantasy and The Crusaders.