Carl Nielsen

Ind under Jul, hvor er det trist

Nigh to Noël, how very sad

CNW 396
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 280; III/6, 404
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 162
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 120

Author: Jonas Lie

Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Composition: 3 July 1926.

The melody was composed as part of Nielsen's contribution to Nye Melodier til Johan Borups Dansk Sangbog (CNW Coll. 21). The idea of setting music to the text apparently came from Johan Borup, and Nielsen received the request through Adolf Riis-Magnussen, the editor of the songbook.

Version for voices in unison

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/6, 404

Date: 1926.

Alvorligt

Ind under Jul, hvor er det trist

Nigh to Noel, how very sad

Version for piano (with text)

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 280

Date: [1929].

Probably in 1929, Nielsen made a version for piano.

Alvorligt

Ind under Jul, hvor er det trist

Nigh to Noel, how very sad

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