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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.5 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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Est du modfalden, kære Ven
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Alternative. Title
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Are you discouraged, dearest friend
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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 300
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 62
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Key
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E-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 [no tempo]
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1915-3-8
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Librettist
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Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783–1872)
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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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Romantic
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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.
The melody was discarded from Hymns and Sacred Songs. According to a letter, Nielsen composed the song on 18 March 1915. However, it was one of Nielsen's other melodies – Min Jesus, lad mit Hjerte faa that became the more commonly used one for this text.