Julesang

(Himlen mørkner stor og stum)

Christmas Carol

(Heaven's gloom a world apart)

CNW 313
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. The Royal Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 249
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 106

Author: Mogens Falck

Link to external resource Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Adaptation:

Danevang med grønne bred CNW 318
Er din Stue lav og trang CNW 384

Composition: 12 Nov. 1923.

Towards the end of 1923, Nielsen composed three Christmas carols (CNW 312 , 313, 314 ), all of which were published just before Christmas. According to his diary, Nielsen composed the melody on 12 November 1923. He later re-used the melody with other texts (CNW 318 and 384 ).

Instrumentation: pf.pianoforte (piano) , (voice)

Ikke for langsomt

Himlen mørkner stor og stum

Heaven's gloom a world apart

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Carl Nielsen Edition

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Last changed 2019-11-20 15:00 by MerMEId

17 Dec. 1928	Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen (performers: Anders Brems, singer; Paul Nicolet, organ).
23 Dec. 1929	Axelborg, Copenhagen (performer: Per Knudsen, singer).
24 Dec. 1930	Axelborg, Copenhagen (performers: Harriet Vendelhaven, singer; Victor Fischer, piano).

22 Dec. 1923	from Carl Nielsen to Harald Balslev, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNACarl Nielsen Arkivet (The Carl Nielsen Archive, The Royal Library, Copenhagen) IAc. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. VII/589; M & MTorben Meyer & Irmelin Eggert Møller: Carl Nielsens Breve. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1954. 228; CNLDavid Fanning & Michelle Assay (ed.): Carl Nielsen. Selected Letters and Diaries. Museum Tusculanum Press: Copenhagen 2017. 528)
7 Jan. 1924	from Carl Nielsen to Emil Telmányi, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, The Royal Library, Copenhagen) . (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. VIII/2; CNLDavid Fanning & Michelle Assay (ed.): Carl Nielsen. Selected Letters and Diaries. Museum Tusculanum Press: Copenhagen 2017. 530)
6 Oct. 1930	from Carl Nielsen to Wilhelm Hansen, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København WHA. (CNBJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen Brevudgaven. Multivers: Copenhagen 2005–2015. XI/305; CNLDavid Fanning & Michelle Assay (ed.): Carl Nielsen. Selected Letters and Diaries. Museum Tusculanum Press: Copenhagen 2017. 701)

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