Performances
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Sheet Music
Scores
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IS (2016/7/16)
Editor
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Niels Bo Foltmann Peter Haugen Elly Bruunshuus Petersen Kirsten Flensborg Petersen
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Publisher. Info.
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Vaerker, Series III, No.6 Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2009. Made available by courtesy of DCM.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger
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Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Publisher. Info.
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Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2020.
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General Information
Work Title
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Hymne til Livet, CNW 376
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Alternative. Title
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Himmelkraftens Herre
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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 376
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 96
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Key
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E major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Med frisk Værdighed
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1921
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First Performance.
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1925-3-12 in Copenhagen, Odd Fellow Palæet
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Librettist
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Sophus Michaëlis (1865-1932)
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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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boy's choir (SSA)
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External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
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Navigation etc.
The Swedish State Ombudsman, Gustav Schlyter, approached Nielsen in 1918 to prompt his interest in composing music to a poem by Sophus Michaëlis. The text was finished in August 1921, and on 31 October 1921 Nielsen sent the fair copy of the score to Schlyter.