Hymne til kunsten, CNW 113 (Nielsen, Carl)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Andantino
Composition Year 1929
Genre Categories Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; Danish language

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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 Preface and Critical Commentary
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Editor Kirsten Flensborg Petersen
Publisher. Info. Vaerker, Series III, No.3
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2008.
Made available by courtesy of DCM.
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General Information

Work Title Hymn to Art
Alternative. Title Hymne til Kunsten
Composer Nielsen, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CNW 113
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICN 95
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Andantino
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1929
First Performance. 1929-10-12 in Copenhagen, Forum (Band of the Royal Life Guards).
Carl Nielsen, conductor
Librettist Sophus Michaëlis (1865-1932)
Language Danish
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Voices: soprano, tenor; mixed chorus (SSATB)
Orchestra: 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet (E♭), 2 clarinets (B♭), bassoon
4 horns (F), 2 cornets (B♭), 3 trombones, 2 tubas
timpani, glockenspiel
External Links Nielsen catalogue

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For the opening of an art exhibition in October 1929, Nielsen was commissioned to compose music to a text by the poet Sophus Michaëlis. It seems that they already made contact in June. According to his diary, Nielsen was working on the music in September and finished it at the end of that month.

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