Carl Nielsen
Kantate ved Universitetets Aarsfest, opus 24
Cantata for the Annual University Commemoration, Opus 24
Opus 24
CNW 105
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
III/2
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen)
326
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965.
47
Author: Niels Møller
Composition: 1908.
In November 1907, the Principal of the University of Copenhagen requested Nielsen to compose the music for the annual commemoration. Niels Møller's text, which was already finished at that time, was discussed by Nielsen and the cantata committee. The compositional work took place in July and August 1908, well in advance of the first performance on 29 October 1908. Parts of the text were criticized after the premiere and the work was finally revised in 1909.
Music
Sources
Sketch
Sketch
Score, autograph, draft
Score, partly autograph, fair copy
Piano score, manuscript copy
Parts, manuscript copy
Vocal part (T. solo), manuscript copy
Piano score, autograph, printer's copy
Vocal score, print
Piano score, print
Text, autograph (Niels Møller), fair copy
Text, print
Text, print
Performances
29 Oct. 1908 | Ceremonial Hall, University of Copenhagen (Solennitetssalen, Københavns Universitet) (The Student's Choral Society (Studenter-Sangforeningen); conductor: Salomon Levysohn; singers: Emilie Ulrich, soprano; Helge Nissen, tenore; Olaf Harald Holbøll, basso). First performance. Reviews: Politiken, 30 Oct. 1908 (Per Pryd). Kristeligt Dagblad, 30 Oct. 1908 (A.J.). København, 30 Oct. 1908 (A.J.). |
17 Nov. 1908 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (Studenter-Sangforeningen; conductor: Salomon Levysohn; performers: Emilie Ulrich, singer; Helge Nissen, singer; Olaf Harald Holbøll, singer). First public performance Review: Dagens Nyheder, 18 Nov. 1908. |
10 Nov. 1910 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (The Student's Choral Society (Studenter-Sangforeningen); conductor: Carl Nielsen; performers: Emilie Ulrich, soprano; Helge Nissen, tenore; Volmer Holbøll, basso). |
16 Nov. 1911 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (The Student's Choral Society (Studenter-Sangforeningen); conductor: Salomon Levysohn; performers: Emilie Ulrich, soprano; Helge Nissen, tenore; Volmer Holbøll, basso). |
12 Nov. 1913 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (The Student's Choral Society (Studenter-Sangforeningen); conductor: Salomon Levysohn; performers: Emilie Ulrich, soprano; Helge Nissen, tenore; Volmer Holbøll, basso). |
8 Dec. 1913 | Ryslinge Folkehøjskole, Ryslinge (The school choir). Performance of excerpts for choir. |
12 Nov. 1914 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (The Student's Choral Society (Studenter-Sangforeningen); conductor: Salomon Levysohn; performers: Emilie Ulrich, soprano; Helge Nissen, tenore; Volmer Holbøll, basso). |
25 Nov. 1926 | University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen (Studentersangforeningen; Studentermusikforeningen; performers: Ida Møller, singer; Per Bjørn, singer; Poul Knudsen, singer). |
17 Nov. 1927 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Studentersangforeningen; performers: Ida Møller, singer; Poul Knudsen, singer; Per Bjørn, singer; conductor: Johan Hye-Knudsen). |
21 Nov. 1929 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Studentersangforeningen; conductor: Johan Hye-Knudsen; performers: Ida Møller, singer; Poul Knudsen, singer; Per Bjørn, singer). |
Documents
Letters:
Bibliography
Politiken, 9 Nov. 1908 (Hugo Seligmann). Review of the printed edition.
Thomas Bradley Krenek: An Examination and Analysis of Choral Music of Carl Nielsen. University of Cincinnati: 1984. DMA dissertation.
Elly Bruunshuus Petersen: 'Censur på universitetet? Carl Nielsen og Niels Møllers 'Kantate til Universitetets Aarsfest 1908'', in: Anne Ørbæk Jensen et al. (ed.): Musikvidenskabelige Kompositioner: Festskrift til Niels Krabbe 1941 – 3. oktober – 2006 (Copenhagen 2006), pp. 561–77.
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