About Gustav Cords
Lived 1870 – 1951 (aged 80). Gustav Cords was a German composer.
Gustav Cords (; 12 October 1870 in Hamburg – 18 February 1951 in Berlin ) was a German composer.
Biography Cords studied composition in Hamburg, Sondershausen, and Wiesbaden from 1887 to 1891, under the tutelage of Hugo Riemann. Cords is known for his opera, Sonnwendnacht (Solstice Night).
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Who was Gustav Cords?
German composer (1870–1951)
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Gustav Cords was born on 12 October 1870 in Hamburg.
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Gustav Cords died on 18 February 1951 in Berlin.
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Gustav Cords was a composer.
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Gustav Cords was German.
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