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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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Ak, Julesne fra Bethlehem
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Alternative. Title
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Ah, Bethlehem, your Christmas snow
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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 362
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 4
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Key
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A major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Andante
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1914
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First Performance.
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1914-12-18 in Copenhagen, Vor Frue Kirke (The Students' Choral Society).
- Salomon Levysohn, conductor
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Librettist
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Johannes Jørgensen (1866–1956)
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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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soprano, male chorus (TTBB)
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External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
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Navigation etc.
Nielsen composed the work for Studenter-Sangforeningen, which performed it at a concert for a Christmas collection. According to his diary, Nielsen composed it on 13 December 1914, five days before the concert.