Music scores of all Carl Nielsen's works are available for free download below. Also find introductions to his works and see what manuscript and printed sources are extant. Printed scores and parts may be purchased from Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
Scores and texts on this page are provided by the Danish Centre for Music Editing (DCM).
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Please also note the list of errata.
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| I/1-3 | Masquerade | Buy score (DA/EN) / score (DA/DE) / pno. score (DA/EN) / pno. score (DA/DE) |
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| Act 1 (Danish/English) | Download | ||
| Act 2 (Danish/English) | Download | ||
| Act 3 (Danish/English) | Download | ||
| Critical Commentary | Download | ||
| I/4-5 | Saul and David | Buy score (DA/EN) / score (DA/EN) / piano score |
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| Act 1 & 2 (Danish/English) | Download | ||
| Act 3 & 4 (Danish/English); Critical Commentary | Download | ||
| I/6 | Incidental Music 1: Music for Andreas Munch's play An Evening at Giske Music for Holger Drachmann's melodrama Snefrid Song for Helge Rode's play The Fights in Stefan Borg's House Song for Gustav Wied's and Jens Petersen's play Atalanta Music for Lauritz Christian Nielsen's play Willemoes Music for Otto Benzon's play Parents Music for Ludvig Holstein's play Tove Music for Jeppe Aakjær's play The Wolf's Son Music for Adam Oehlenschläger's play Hagbarth and Signe Music for Adam Oehlenschläger's Midsummer Eve Play Music for Einar Christiansen's play Native Land Music for Helge Rode's prologue Shakespeare Ballad for Jóhann Sigurjónsson's play The Liar |
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| I/7 | Sir Oluf He Rides - | Download | Buy |
| I/8 | Aladdin | Download | Buy score |
| Aladdin Suite | Download | Buy score / parts |
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| I/9 | Incidental Music 2: The Mother; Songs for Einar Christiansen's play Cosmus Music for Hans Hartvig Seedorff Pedersen's Homage to Holberg Music for Harald Bergstedt's open-air play Ebbe Skammelsen Song for Vilhelm from Bartrumsen's play From Rold to Rebild Music for Sophus Michaëlis' Cupid and the Poet Music for A Grundtvig Easter Evening |
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| II/1 | Symphony No. 1, Opus 7 | Download | Buy score / study score / parts |
| II/2 | Symphony No. 2, Opus 16, The Four Temperaments | Download | Buy score / study score / parts |
| II/3 | Symphony No. 3, Opus 27, Espansiva Supplement: Description of Leipzig manuscript |
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| II/4 | Symphony No. 4, Opus 29, The Inextinguishable | Download | Buy score / study score / parts |
| II/5 | Symphony No. 5, Opus 50 | Download | Buy score / study score / parts |
| II/6 | Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice | Download | Buy score / study score / parts |
| II/7 | Orchestral Works 1: | Download | Buy volume / |
| Andante tranquillo e Scherzo | Download | Buy offprint / parts |
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| Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 1 | Download | Buy offprint / parts |
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| Symphonic Rhapsody | Download | Buy offprint / parts |
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| "Helios" Ouverture, Op.17 | Download | Buy offprint / parts |
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| II/8 | Orchestral Works 2: Saga Dream, Op.39 At the Bier of a Young Artist for string orchestra, Andante lamentoso Nearer My God to Thee - paraphrase for wind band Pan and Syrinx, Op.49 - Pastoral scene for orchestra Rhapsody Overture - An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands Bohemian-Danish Folk Songs - Paraphrase for string orchestra |
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| II/9 | Concertos: | Download | Buy volume |
| Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57 | Download | Buy offprint / parts / piano score |
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| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | Download | Buy offprint / parts / piano score |
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| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 33 | Buy offprint / parts / piano score |
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| II/10 | Chamber Music 1: Prelude, Theme and Variations for Solo Violin, Op.48 Preludio e Presto for Solo Violin, Op. 52 Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in G Minor, Op.13 Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Minor, Op.5 Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in E Flat Major, Op.14 Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Major, Op. 44 Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello |
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| II/11 | Chamber Music 2: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Op.9 Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, Op.35 Fantasy Pieces for Oboe and Piano, Op.2 Canto Serioso Serenata in vano Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, and Bassoon, Op.43 Three Pieces for Langeleik; Allegretto for two Recorders |
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| II/12 | Piano and Organ Works Supplement to Suite, Op. 45: Description of Leipzig manuscript |
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| III/1 | Cantatas 1: Hymnus Amoris, Op.12 Sleep, Op.18 Springtime on Funen, Op.42 |
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| III/2 | Cantatas 2: Cantata for the Lorenz Frøhlich celebration Cantata for the inauguration of the Student Union building Cantata for the annual University Commemoration, Op.24 Cantata for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the storming of Copenhagen Cantata for the opening ceremony of the National Exhibition in Aarhus 1909 |
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| III/3 | Cantatas 3: Franz Neruda in Memoriam Hymn for the Commemoration of the Niels W. Gade Centenary Cantata for the Centenary of The Chamber of Commerce Cantata for the Centenary of The Polytechnic College Hymn to Art Cantata for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Society for the Education of Young Merchants Poetry in Song and Music for the Inauguration of the Public Swimming Baths |
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| III/4-7 | Songs | Buy paperback (vols. 1-4) |
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| Vol. 1 | Download | Buy | |
| Vol. 2 | Download | Buy | |
| Vol. 3 | Download | Buy | |
| Text volume including preface, critical commentary and singable translations | Download | Buy | |
| IV/1 | Juvenilia et Addenda | Download | Buy |