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Niels Bo Foltmann
Peter Haugen
Elly Bruunshuus Petersen
Kirsten Flensborg Petersen
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| Publisher. Info.
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Vaerker, Series III, No.5
Copenhagen: Carl Nielsen Udgaven / Kongelige Bibliotek, 2009.
Made available by courtesy of DCM.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Min Sjæl er mørk, CNW 279
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| Alternative. Title
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My soul is dark
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| Composer
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Nielsen, Carl
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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CNW 279
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICN 127
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| Key
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A minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Allegro agitato
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1886-88
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| Librettist
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Caralis (Caspara Preetzman, 1792-1876)
- after George Gordon Byron (1788⋅1824)
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| Language
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Danish
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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| External Links
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Nielsen catalogue
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Navigation etc.
During his student years, Nielsen composed songs to texts by English poets in a Danish translation by Christian Preetzmann. It is probable that his music theory teacher Orla Rosenhoff was the instigator.
