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Elly Bruunshuus Petersen
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| Publisher. Info.
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Vaerker, Series I, No.9
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2007.
Made available by courtesy of DCM.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Ebbe Skammelsen, CNW 21
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| Alternative. Title
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Music for Harald Bergstedt's Open-Air Play
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| Composer
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Nielsen, Carl
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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CNW 21
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 58
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 parts
- Part I
- 1. Prelude. Poco adagio (C major)
- 2. Allegretto (C major)
- 3. Fanfare music. Allegro (G major)
- 4. March (C major)
- Part II
- 5. Allegretto (G major)
- 6. [no tempo] (C major)
- 7. Andante (E-flat major)
- Part III
- 8a. March. Allegro (A major)
- 8b. Bridesmaids (F-sharp minor)
- 9. Andante (E minor)
- 10. Andantino (A minor)
- 11. Andante (A minor)
- 12. Andante (G minor)
- 13. Chorus in the forest. Allegro (G major)
- 14. Allegro very lively (G major)
- 15. Andante funebre (F-sharp minor)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1925
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| First Performance.
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1925-6-25, in Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Open Air Theatre
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| Librettist
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Harald Bergstedt (1887-1965)
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| Language
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Danish
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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voices, orchestra
- Cast:
- Ebbe Skammelsen
Adelil
Girls Chorus
Boys Chorus
Boys and Girls Chorus
a Singer
Chorus in the Forest
The Fool
- Voices:
- tenor, (The Fool) baritone (a Singer), girls chorus, boys chorus, mixed chorus (SATB)
- Wind Ensemble:
- flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets (B♭/A), 2 bassoons
3 horns (F), tuba, tam-tam
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| External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
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Navigation etc.
While working on the sixth symphony (CNW 30), Nielsen was commissioned to write the stage music for Harald Bergstedt's dramatization of the old ballad, Ebbe Skammelsen. It has not been possible to establish when Nielsen was asked to compose the music, but according to his letters and diary entries it was completed in haste in the weeks before 12 June 1925, when the manuscript was end-dated.
