Liden Kirsten, Op.44 (Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius)

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Overture

Vocal Scores

Publisher. Info. Kjöbenhavn: C.C. Lose & Delblanco, n.d.[1847]. Plate 2168.
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Vexelsang (No.8)

Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: C.C. Lose (F. Borchorst), n.d. Plate 2168 (8).
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Misc. Notes Probably a reprint of an excerpt from the above 1847.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Violin, Cello, Piano and Harmonium (Hansen)
Arranger Nikolaj Hansen (1855-1932)
Publisher. Info. Repertoire für Haus- und Salon-Konzerte, No.1.
Copenhagen: Hansen, n.d. [1904]. Plate 13619.
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Misc. Notes Also includes ad lib. parts for viola and violin II.
Original images: ca.250dpi, color tif (from pdf) files approx. 2480 x 3500 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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General Information

Work Title Liden Kirsten
Alternative. Title Romantisk opera i 1 act
Composer Hartmann, Johan Peter Emilius
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.44
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJH 38
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts (9 and 11 numbers)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1844-6; ca.1858 (revision)
First Performance. 1846-5-12 — in Copenhagen, Royal Theatre (original 1-act version)

1858-59 ca. (2-act version)

First Publication. 1847 (first version)
Librettist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
Language Danish
Average DurationAvg. Duration 90 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Vocal soloists, chorus
Orchestra: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (F), 3 trombones + 2 timpani + harp + strings (overture)

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First performance 1846, not 1849, according to Operone.

Overture published by Lose in an arrangement in 1873.

There is a vocal score of a 10-number (earlier, or later?) version of the opera (1 act) here. (The Lose plate is also 2168.) - published 1847, uploaded under vocal scores above.

Recorded in 1999 on the Dacapo CD label.

Initially one act, then revised, expanded and divided into two acts in the late 1850s (by 1858 or so).