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Carl Nielsen

Franz Neruda in Memoriam

Prolog

Franz Neruda in Memoriam

Prologue

CNW 109
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/3
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 317
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 74

Author: Julius Clausen

Carl Nielsen Edition

Composition: 1915.

Following Franz Neruda's death in March 1915, Nielsen was appointed as his successor as conductor of The Music Society (Musikforeningen). Nielsen interrupted the work on his Fourth Symphony (CNW 28) in order to compose a work commemorating Neruda. Clausen's text was finished on 1 September and sent to Nielsen, and the first performance took place on 11 October.

Instrumentation: 3 fl.flauto (flute), 2 ob.oboe, 2 cl.clarinetto (clarinet), 2 fg.fagotto (bassoon), 4 cor.corno (horn), 2 tr.tromba (trumpet), timp.timpani, vl.1violino 1, vl.2violino 2, va.viola, vc.violoncello, cb.contrabbasso (double bass)Soloist: reciter

I Vaarens første Gry

Score, autograph, fair copy

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

Parts, manuscript copy

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Copy, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]
11 Oct. 1915 Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (The Music Society (Musikforeningen); conductor: Carl Nielsen; performer: Peter Jerndorff, reciter). First performance.
Reviews: Kristeligt Dagblad, 12 Oct. 1915. Nationaltidende, 12 Oct. 1915.

Letters:

1 Sept. 1915   from Julius Clausen to Carl Nielsen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) IAb.
28 Aug. 1915   from Julius Clausen 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. V/258)
2 Sept. 1915   from Carl Nielsen to Julius Clausen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Tilg. 358, 12. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. V/265)

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