Det danske Brød paa Sletten gror, CNW 252 (Nielsen, Carl)

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Editor Niels Bo Foltmann
Peter Haugen
Elly Bruunshuus Petersen
Kirsten Flensborg Petersen
Publisher. Info. Vaerker, Series III, No.5
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2009.
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)

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Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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General Information

Work Title Det danske Brød paa Sletten gror
Alternative. Title The Danish bread, it grows on plains
Composer Nielsen, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CNW 252
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICN 52
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 [no tempo]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1921
First Performance. 1924-1-31 in Hjørring, Hjørring Musikforening
Librettist Jeppe Aakjær (1866–1930)
Language Danish
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
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The song was commissioned in 1920 so that it could appear in a publication celebrating Borups Højskole. Nielsen also included it in his own collection Tyve folkelige Melodier. According to a letter to Thorvald Aagaard, he finished the melody in July 1921.