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Carl Nielsen

Andante tranquillo e Scherzo

for strygeorkester

for String Orchestra

CNW 31
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/7
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 34.1, 36, 46

Carl Nielsen Edition

Composition: 1887.

Andante tranquillo e Scherzo was probably the first work of Nielsen's performed in public. It took place in Tivoli at a big harvest festival in 1887. The two movements for string orchestra are clearly based on a version for string quartet that Nielsen probably reworked for this occasion.

Instrumentation: vl.1violino 1, vl.2violino 2, va.viola, vc.violoncello, cb.contrabbasso (double bass)

1.

Andante tranquillo

2. Scherzo.

Presto

Score, autograph, fair copy (Andante tranquillo)

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

Score (quartet version), autograph, fair copy (Scherzo)

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

Score (quartet version), autograph, fair copy (Scherzo)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Score, Fair copy, Fragment]

Instrumental parts (quartet version), autograph, fair copy (Andante tranquillo)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]

Instrumental parts (quartet version), autograph, fair copy (Scherzo)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Autograph, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]

Instrumental parts, manuscript copy (Andante tranquillo, Scherzo)

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Copy, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]
17 Sept. 1887 Tivoli Concert Hall (Tivolis Koncertsal), Copenhagen (Tivoli Symphony Orchestra (Tivolis Symfoniorkester); conductor: Balduin Dahl). First performance.
Reviews: Nationaltidende, 18 Sept. 1887. Berlingske Tidende, 19 Sept. 1887.

Letters:

17 Sept. 1887   from Carl Nielsen to Emilie Demant Hansen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Tilg. 391. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. I/5; CNL 2)

Diary entries:

25 Jan. 1913   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. IV/548)

Manuscripts:

Emilie Demant Hatt: Foraarsbølger. Erindringer om Carl Nielsen. DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Tilg. 391. Published in: John Fellow (ed.): Emilie Demant Hatt, Foraarsbølger, Copenhagen 2002. Andante tranquillo e scherzo is mentioned on pp. 89–95.

Peter Hauge: 'Carl Nielsen and Intentionality, Concerning the Editing of Carl Nielsen's Works'. Carl Nielsen Studies, 1, 2003, pp. 42–81.


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