Songs and Verses by J.P. Jacobsen, Op.6 (Nielsen, Carl)

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Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Hansen, n.d.(ca.1893/4?). Plate 11193.
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Publisher. Info. Vaerker, Series III, No.4
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2009.
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Work Title Songs and Verses by J.P. Jacobsen
Alternative. Title Viser og Vers af J.P. Jacobsen
Composer Nielsen, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.6 ; CNW Coll. 2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICN 177
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 songs:
1. Genrebillede - Genre Painting (D-flat major)
2. Seraferne - The Seraphim (B major)
3. Silkesko over gylden Læst! - Silken shoe over golden last! (G major)
4. Det bødes der for i lange Aar - You suffer throughout an age of pain (C-sharp minor)
5. Vise af "Mogens" - Lay from 'Mogens' (B-flat major)
Text Incipit see below
  1. Pagen højt paa Taarnet sad
  2. Seraferne har rullet bort de klare Stjerner og foldet Mørket... (rec.)
  3. Silkesko over gylden læst! Jeg har mig en Jomfru fæst!
  4. Det bødes der for i lange Aar som kun var en stakket Glæde (CNW 357)
  5. Havde jeg, o havde jeg en Dattersøn
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1891
First Performance. 1895 May 4
First Publication. 1893
Librettist Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885)
Language Danish
Dedication Rudolph Bergh
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
Related Works Det bødes der for i lange Aar, CNW 357
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Songs and Verses was Nielsen's second collection of songs to texts by J.P. Jacobsen. It was published in 1893, one year after the first one. The exact time of composition cannot be established; that is, whether the collection took place concurrently with the first collection or only after the publication of Opus 4 in 1892. Probably composed around 1891 according to Reynolds, "Carl Nielsen's Voice: His Songs in Context", p.64 which gives 1891 for composition date for both sets. Publication date of 1893 and date of premiere from Reynolds also (though publisher not specified.) 2nd song is with narrator.

A German selection with pieces from Opp. 4 & 6 was published in 1895 according to HMB.