Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen (1856–1925) was a Danish singing teacher, conductor and composer. He was the brother of musician

Robert William Otto Allen Robert William Otto Allen (18 March 1852 – 9 December 1888) was a Denmark, Danish pianist, composer and conductor. He was the brother of conductor Georg Frederik Ferdinand Allen. He trained at the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Edmund N ...

. A pupil of Gustav Helsted, he later studied in

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and

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. He was then a singing teacher in

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and during 1888 to 1892 a teacher at a conservatory in

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and the singer at Trinity Church. He conducted for various singing organizations in Copenhagen: including the Artisans' Association choir and the Forsvarsbrøcrenes Mason choir.

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Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon'' (usually abbreviated DBL; title of first edition written ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon'') is a Danish biographical dictionary that has been published in three editions. The first edition, ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon, til ...

'' Danish male composers Danish male conductors (music) 1856 births 1925 deaths 19th-century Danish composers 20th-century Danish composers 20th-century Danish conductors (music) 20th-century Danish male musicians 19th-century Danish male musicians Danish expatriates in France Danish expatriates in the United Kingdom {{Denmark-composer-stub