Helios Overture, Op.17 (Nielsen, Carl)

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Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, n.d.(1905). Plate 13669.
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Publisher. Info. Vaerker, Series II, No.7
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2001.
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Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, n.d.(1906). Plate 13669
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For Piano 4 hands (Knudsen)

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Arranger Henrik Knudsen (1873-1946)
Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1905. Plate 13760
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Work Title Helios Overture
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Composer Nielsen, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.17
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICN 87
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1903
First Performance. 1903-10-08 in Copenhagen
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Johan Svendsen (conductor)
First Publication. 1905
Dedication Julius Röntgen
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons,
4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article ; Nielsen catalogue

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Nielsen composed the overture during a stay in Athens, where his wife, Anne Marie, was studying ancient Greek art. According to his letters and diary he was working on the composition in March, April and May 1903.