Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 movements |
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Composition Year | 1913 |
Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voice, childrens chorus, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Midsummer Eve Play |
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Alternative. Title | Music for Adam Oehlenschläger's Play ; Sankt Hans Aften-Spil |
Composer | Nielsen, Carl |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | CNW 13 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICN 126 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 movements
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1913 |
First Performance. | 1913-6-3, in Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Open Air Theatre
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First Publication. | 1932 (excerpts) |
Librettist | Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850) |
Language | Danish |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Voices: baritone; chorus (SATB); children's chorus Orchestra: 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), oboe, 4 clarinets (B♭/A), 2 bassoons 4 horns (F), trumpet (F), 2 cornets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, double bass |
External Links | Nielsen catalogue |
Nielsen composed the music for Oehlenschläger's play in great haste in May 1913. According to his own account, he only had fourteen days to do the work.
I Maaneskin titter. : Af "Sankt Hans-aften spil" published in 1932. CNW 340 notes that there were plans for publication; WorldCat and others seem to indicate publications occurred.