Hvi vil du dig saá klage

Why do you wail, complaining

CNW 177
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/4, 62
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 154
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 83

Author: N.F.S. Grundtvig

Link to external resource Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Contained in:

Salmer og aandelige Sange CNW Coll. 10

Arrangement not by Nielsen:

See Appendix

Composition: 1914.

The hymn was probably composed in 1914 and was later included in Salmer og aandelige Sange (CNW Coll. 10). As with several other of these hymns, Nielsen gave them a 'trial run' at a public concert before they appeared in print.

Instrumentation: pf.pianoforte (piano) /SATBsoprano, alto, tenore, basso (mixed choir)

Hvi du vil saá klage

Why do you wail, complaining

Edition:

Carl Nielsen Edition

Sources

Performances

Last changed 2022-12-02 by MerMEId

22 Apr. 1914	Matthæuskirken, Copenhagen (performers: Elisabeth Schou, singer; Asger Juul, organ). First performance.
4 May 1914	Matthæuskirken, Copenhagen (The church choir; performers: Asger Juul; Nanna Krygell, organ).

CNW

Catalogue of Carl Nielsen's Works

Hvi vil du dig saá klage

Why do you wail, complaining

Sources

Sketch

Score, autograph, fair copy (early version)

Score, autograph, printer's manuscript

Score, print

Performances