Carl Nielsen

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Mighty realms that rend earth asunder

CNW 387
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5; 258; III/6, 366
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 274
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 111

Author: Ahrent Otterstrøm

Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Composition: Between 1923 and 1924.

The song was composed while Nielsen was working on Melodier til Sangbogen "Danmark" in 1923–24.

Version for piano (with text)

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 258

Date: Between 1923 and 1924.

While Nielsen was working on the melody book, he also made piano arrangements for some of the songs, including this one.

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Mighty the realms that rend earth asunder

Version for children's choir from Melodier til Sangbogen 'Danmark'

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/6, 366

Date: 1924.

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Mighty the realms that rend earth asunder