Ovide Musin (September 22, 1854 – November 25, 1929) was a Belgian

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Life

Musin was born in

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, Belgium in 1854. He started learning violin at the age of six. In 1891, he married Annie Louise Tanner. He died in New York in the year 1929.

Career

In 1884, Musin gave his first concert in America. He then went on a tour of the United States, during which he performed in many cities. In 1898, he returned to Belgium, where he was appointed as a professor at the Brussels conservatory where he himself had studied.

Bibliography

His autobiography, entitled ''My Memories,'' is an important source for his life and career.

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* * 19th-century Belgian classical violinists 20th-century Belgian classical violinists Belgian male classical violinists 19th-century Belgian classical composers 20th-century Belgian classical composers Belgian male composers Belgian male musicians 1854 births 1929 deaths {{Belgium-composer-stub