Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | March tempo |
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Composition Year | 1909 |
Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
Work Title | De unges Sang, CNW 291 |
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Alternative. Title | Song of the Young |
Composer | Nielsen, Carl |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | CNW 291 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICN 45 |
Key | E major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | March tempo |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909 |
First Publication. | 1909 |
Librettist | Jens Christian Hostrup (1818-1892) |
Language | Danish |
Dedication | N.H. Rasmussen |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano mens choir (TTBB) 1909 (A major) piano with text 1922 (E major) children's choir (SSA) 1924 (E major) |
External Links | Nielsen catalogue |
Nielsen probably composed the song in February 1909, dedicating it to his neighbour who was the founder of a gymnastic institute. The song was first published in the institute's programme in 1909 on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary.