Carl Nielsen

Canto serioso

for horn og klaver

Canto Serioso

for French Horn and Piano

CNW 67
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/11; IV/1, Add. 33
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 26
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 132

Carl Nielsen Edition

Canto serioso for French horn and piano was composed in connection with a competition taking place on 24 April 1913: The Royal Danish Orchestra had a vacant horn-player position. Nielsen must have composed the work during April after the competition was announced. In 1916, he re-arranged the work for cello and piano. The title, Canto serioso, emerged apparently long after Nielsen had completed the work.

Date: 1913.

Andante sostenuto

Key: C major

Version for cello and piano

Date: 1916.

Andante sostenuto

Key: E major

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