Carl Nielsen

Har I nu Tænder i Riven sat

Now, did the rake get its latter prong

CNW 407
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 283; III/6, 416
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 142
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 120

Author: Jeppe Aakjær

Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Composition: 8 May 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 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, 416

Date: 1926.

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Har I nu Tænder i Riven sat

Now, did the rake get its latter prong

Version for piano (with text)

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 283

Date: [1929].

Probably in 1929, Nielsen made a version for piano.

Friskt og djærvt

Har I nu Tænder i Riven sat

Now, did the rake get its latter prong

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