Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 (Andante con moto) |
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Composition Year | 1891 |
Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | I Drømmenes Land |
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Alternative. Title | The Realm of Dreams |
Composer | Nielsen, Carl |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | CNW 285 ; FS 13 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICN 98 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 (Andante con moto) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1891 |
Librettist | Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885) |
Language | Danish |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
External Links | Nielsen catalogue The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive |
The song was probably composed in 1891 and was originally planned as the first in a collection of songs to texts by J.P. Jacobsen, op. 4. However, Nielsen withdrew it during the proof-reading process.
Recorded on "The Lesser-Known Nielsen, V.2."