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Carl Nielsen

Serenade

(Gerne vi lytter, naar Strængene bringer)

Serenade

(Gladly we listen when music may carry)

CNW 349
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/6, 302
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 303

Author: Hother Ploug

Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Composition: 9 Feb. 1907.

Serenade was written by the poet Hother Ploug as a tribute to Peter Heise's widow, Vilhelmine Heise, on the occasion of her birthday on 8 February 1907. The following day, Nielsen made a choral setting of the text, which was performed at a gathering in Mrs Heise's home two days later.

Instrumentation: Choir: S.soprano, A.alto, T.tenore (tenor), B.basso (bass)
Moderato

Gerne vi lytter

Gladly we listen

Edition:
Carl Nielsen Edition

Vocal parts, partly autograph, fair copy

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

Vocal part (tenor), manuscript copy, fair copy

[Classification: Notated music, Manuscript, Copy, Parts, Fair copy, Complete]
11 Feb. 1907 Vilhemine Heise's home, Copenhagen. First performance.

Diary entries:

9 Feb. 1907   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. III/214; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 237)
11 Feb. 1907   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. III/217; T SchTorben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983. 237)

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