The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences: Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers

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The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences : Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers. / Fjeldsøe, Michael.

In: Studia Musicologica, Vol. 59, No. 1-2, 2019, p. 71-78.

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Fjeldsøe, M 2019, 'The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences: Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers', Studia Musicologica, vol. 59, no. 1-2, pp. 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1556/6.2018.59.1-2.6

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Fjeldsøe, M. (2019). The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences: Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers. Studia Musicologica, 59(1-2), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1556/6.2018.59.1-2.6

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Fjeldsøe M. The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences: Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers. Studia Musicologica. 2019;59(1-2):71-78. https://doi.org/10.1556/6.2018.59.1-2.6

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Fjeldsøe, Michael. / The Leipzig Model and Its Consequences : Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen as European National Composers. In: Studia Musicologica. 2019 ; Vol. 59, No. 1-2. pp. 71-78.

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