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Carl Nielsen

Commotio, opus 58

Commotio, Opus 58

Opus 58
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CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/12
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 1
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 155

Carl Nielsen Edition

Composition: 1930–31.

Finishing the 29 smaa Præludier for Orgel eller Harmonium (CNW 96), Nielsen began working on what was to be his last major composition: the organ work Commotio. It is not quite clear precisely when Nielsen began on the composition; some of the drafts are possibly from June 1930. The work was completed in February 1931.

Instrumentation: org.organo (organ)
Adagio

Score, sketches

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Sketch, Fragment]

Score, sketch

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Sketch, Fragment]

Score, sketches

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Sketch, Fragment]

Score, sketches

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Sketch, Fragment]

Score, sketch

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Sketch, Fragment]

Score, draft

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Draft, Complete]

Score, proofs (Peter Thomsen)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Score, Fair copy, Complete]

Score, autograph (Peter Thomsen), manuscript copy

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Score, autograph, printer's manuscript

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24 Apr. 1931 Christiansborgs Slotskirke, Copenhagen (performer: Peter Thomsen, organ). First performance (private).
14 June 1931 Nikolaj Kirkesal, Copenhagen (performer: Finn Viderø, organ). Private performance
23 June 1931 Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde (performer: Emilius Bangert, organ). Private performance.
14 Aug. 1931 Aarhus Domkirke, Aarhus (performer: Emilius Bangert, organ). First public performance.
9 Nov. 1931 Helligaandskirken, Copenhagen (Dansk Koncert-Forening; performer: Peter Thomsen, organ).
6 Oct. 1931 Nordic-German Organ Week, St. Marien, Lübeck (performer: Emilius Bangert, organ).
Review: Dansk Kirkemusiker-Tidende, 28, 1931 (Svend-Ove Møller).

Letters:

16 Feb. 1931   from Peter Thomsen to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/477)
17 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Ebbe Hamerik, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NBD 2. rk.. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/480; CNL 721)
17 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Peter Thomsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NBD. 2. rk., 1981/101. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/481)
24 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Emil Telmányi, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen). (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/492; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 265; CNL 723)
25 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/495; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 594)
26 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/498; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 596)
26 Feb. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Knud Jeppesen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/499)
26 Feb. 1931   from Emil Telmányi to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAa3. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/502)
1 Mar. 1931   from Knud Jeppesen to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/511)
2 Mar. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/512; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 266; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 599; CNL 725)
4 Mar. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Vera Michaelsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/516)
23 Apr. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Knud Jeppesen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/567)
23 Apr. 1931   from Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen to Elisabeth Dons, DK-Odense, Carl Nielsen Museet. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/569)
22 June 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAa. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/663; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 615)
25 June 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Peter Thomsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NBD 2. rk., 1981/101. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/673)
27 June 1931   from Emilius Bangert to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/676; CNL 729)
11 July 1931   from Erwin Zillinger to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/693)
16 July 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Peter Thomsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NBD 2. rk., 1981/101. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/701)
22 July 1931   from Emilius Bangert to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/708)
26 July 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Emilius Bangert, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/711; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 267; CNL 733)
27 July 1931   from Peter Thomsen to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/712)
30 July 1931   from Hans Henny Jahnn to Carl Nielsen, D-HsStaats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky, Musiksammlung, Hamburg NHHJ; Ni 161-167 . (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/716)
6 Aug. 1931   from Hans Henny Jahnn to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/732)
11 Aug. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Margrete Rosenberg, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/738)
12 Aug. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Hans Henny Jahnn, D-HsStaats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky, Musiksammlung, Hamburg NHHJ; Ni 161-167 . (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/741; CNL 734)
13 Aug. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Emilius Bangert, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/742)
14 Aug. 1931   from Emil Telmányi to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAa3. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/744)
30 Aug. 1931   from Carl Nielsen to Emilius Bangert, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/759; CNL 736)
7 Oct. 1931   from Emilius Bangert to Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IIAb. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/844)

Diary entries:

18 Feb. 1931   DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IC. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/482; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 593)
1 Mar. 1931   DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IC. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/510; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 598)
23 June 1931   DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IC. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/667; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 616)
16 July 1931   DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IC. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/700; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 620)

Manuscripts:

Carl Nielsen: Commotio. 6 Oct. 1931. The text was originally intended as part of a concert programme for Emilius Bangert's performance of Commotio at St. Marien in Lübeck for the Nordic-German organ-week, October 1931. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 207)

Other other:

Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen skriver en ny opera - urpremiären på Storan'. Göteborgs-Tidningen, 14 Dec. 1930. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 179)

Rong (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Løftet, der ikke blev brudt'. Nationaltidende, 8 Jan. 1931. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 184)

Chr. Søndergaard (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'En Bommand gik tabt i Carl Nielsen'. Viborg Stifts Folkeblad, 5 Feb. 1931. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 187)

Povl Hamburger: 'Carl Nielsen som orgelkomponist'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 7/1, Jan. 1932, pp. 26–33.

Povl Hamburger: Koncertfører: fra Bach til Stravinsky og Prokofiev. Skandinavisk Bogforlag – Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri: Odense 1955, pp. 315–19.

Knudåge Riisager: 'Carl Nielsen – betragtet fra i dag'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 40/4, May 1965, pp. 109–10.

Torben Schousboe: 'Carl Nielsens præludier for orgel'. Organistbladet, 32/2, May 1966, pp. 20–27.

Charles H. Mathews: Carl Nielsen's Symphonic Elements as Evidenced in the "Commotio". M.M. Thesis, North Texas State University: 1968.

Kai Aage Bruun: Dansk musiks historie II. Komponister og værker fra J.P.E. Hartmann til Carl Nielsen. J. Vintens Forlagsboghandel: Copenhagen 1969, pp. 326–9.

Alan Gibbs: 'Carl Nielsen's "Commotio"'. The Musical Times, 104/1441, Mar. 1969, pp. 208–209.

James Frederick Burchill: An Analytical Study of Nielsen's "Commotio". Eastman School of Music: 1973. Master's Thesis.

Linda Sue Morrison: Commotio: Carl Nielsen's symphony for organ, a lecture recital together with three recitals. University of North Texas: 1984. DMA diss.

Niels Bo Foltmann: 'Emilius Bangert, Carl Nielsen og 'Commotio'', in: Musik i Roskilde, Historisk årbog fra Roskilde amt ( 1996/97).

Jørgen I. Jensen: 'At eksplodere i form – Commotio og Grundtvigskirken', in: Bo Holten and Eva Holten (eds.): Dansk Musik i tusind år (Copenhagen 1999), pp. 88–89.

Daniel M. Grimley: Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism. The Boydell Press: Woodbridge 2010.

Bine Katrine Bryndorf: 'Commotio for Orgel (Commotion for Organ). Carl Nielsen's last major work from 1931 including registrations and metronome indications in a first edition from the Carl Nielsen Collection at the Royal Library, Copenhagen'. The Organ Yearbook, 46, 2017, pp. 27–53.


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