Carl Nielsen

Morgenhanen atter gol

Morning cock again did crow

CNW 395
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 279; III/6, 401; III/3
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 193
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 120

Author: N.F.S. Grundtvig

Carl Nielsen Edition (Editorial Texts)

Composition: 30 June 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, 401

Date: 1926.

Med begejstret Sving

Morgenhanen atter gol

Morning cock again did crow

Version for piano (with text)

CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) III/5, 279

Date: [1929].

Probably in 1929, Nielsen made a version for piano.

Med begejstret sving

Morgenhanen atter gol

Morning cock again did crow

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