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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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Copyright
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General Information
Work Title
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Balladen om Bjørnen
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Alternative. Title
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Ballad of the Bear
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Composer
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Nielsen, Carl
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.47 ; CNW 315
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 24
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Tempo giusto
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1923
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First Performance.
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1924-3-13 in Copenhagen, Odd Fellow Palæet
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Librettist
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Aage Berntsen (1885–1952)
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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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voice, piano
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External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
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Navigation etc.
Balladen om Bjørnen is by far the weightiest among the relatively few large-scale art-songs from Nielsen's later years. The text was written by Aage Berntsen at Nielsen's request. The ink fair copy is end-dated 9 January 1924, though he already on 15 November 1923 wrote to his son-in-law that he had finished the work.