A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Carl Nielsen

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June 9, 1865: Carl August Nielsen is born in a farmer’s cottage in a field near Sortelung, near Nørre Lyndelse on the island of Funen (Fyn), Kingdom of Denmark, seventh of twelve children born to Niels Jørgensen, house painter and village musician, and Maren Kirstine Johansen, a former house-maid who comes from a poor family.
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November 1, 1879: Carl Nielsen (14) becomes a full time musician as a cornet player in the band of the 16th Battalion in Odense.
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January 1, 1884: Carl Nielsen (18) enters the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen to study violin, but with composition on his mind.
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September 17, 1887: Andante tranquillo and Scherzo for strings by Carl Nielsen (22) is performed for the first time, in Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen. It is Nielsen’s official debut as a composer and he performs in the violin section.
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January 25, 1888: A String Quartet in F by Carl Nielsen (22) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen, the composer playing one of the violin parts. Even though he has had works publicly performed already, Nielsen will later consider this his debut as a composer.
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September 8, 1888: Little Suite op.1 for string orchestra by Carl Nielsen (23) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. The composer is a violinist in the orchestra and the conductor literally drags him out to share the applause.
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October 16, 1888: Carl Nielsen (23) conducts in public for the first time, leading his Suite for Strings with the Odense Music Society. His Romance for violin in piano is performed for the first time, the composer taking the violin part.
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February 13, 1889: String Quintet in G by Carl Nielsen (23) is performed for the first time, privately in Copenhagen. See 28 April 1889.
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March 26, 1889: String Quartet op.13 by Carl Nielsen (23) is performed for the first time, in a private performance in Copenhagen.
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April 28, 1889: String Quintet in G by Carl Nielsen (23) is performed publicly for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 13 February 1889.
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May 25, 1889: Carl Nielsen (23) conducts a revised version of his Little Suite op.1. Next year, this will be his first composition to be published.
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September 1, 1889: Carl Nielsen (24) is appointed as second violinist in the Royal Chapel, Copenhagen.
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December 7, 1889: The first of the Fantasy Pieces for oboe and piano op.2 by Carl Nielsen (24) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 16 March 1891.
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January 15, 1890: Incidental music to Munch’s play An Evening at Giske by Carl Nielsen (24) is performed for the first time, in the Dagmarteatret, Copenhagen.
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April 11, 1890: The second of the Fantasy Pieces op.2 for oboe and piano by Carl Nielsen (24) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 16 March 1891.
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August 23, 1890: Sunset op.4/1, a song for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (25) to words of Jacobsen, is performed for the first time, in Odense.
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September 3, 1890: Carl Nielsen (25) begins a study tour of Germany, leaving from Copenhagen for Dresden.
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September 22, 1890: The Fantasy Pieces op.2 for oboe and piano by Carl Nielsen (25) are performed completely for the first time, privately, in Dresden. See 16 March 1891.
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December 18, 1890: At a private event in honor of Joseph Joachim at the Hochschule für Ausübende Tonkunst in Berlin, String Quartet no.2 op.5 by Carl Nielsen (25) is performed for the first time. Joachim offers suggestions for improvements to the work. Nielsen politely declines to discuss them. See 8 April 1892.
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February 26, 1891: Carl Nielsen (25) arrives in Paris for the first time.
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March 2, 1891: At a social gathering in Paris, Carl Nielsen (25) first meets the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen. They are both in Paris for study purposes. She has heard of him before. The two begin a whirlwind courtship. See 10 May 1891.
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March 16, 1891: Fantasy Pieces op.2 for oboe and piano by Carl Nielsen (25) are performed completely and publicly for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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May 10, 1891: Carl Nielsen (25) marries the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen in the English Church of St. Mark in Florence.
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April 8, 1892: String Quartet no.2 by Carl Nielsen (26) is performed publicly for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 18 December 1890.
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April 28, 1892: Five Poems by JP Jacobsen op.4, a song cycle by Carl Nielsen (26), is performed for the first time (all except To Asali ), in Copenhagen, in the first concert devoted entirely to the music of Nielsen.
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February 26, 1893: Symphonic Rhapsody by Carl Nielsen (27) is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen.
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March 14, 1894: Symphony no.1 by Carl Nielsen (28) is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen. The audience, which includes King Christian IX, Queen Louise, and other members of the royal family, is very appreciative.
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April 10, 1894: Music for Drachmann’s melodrama Snefrid, Carl Nielsen (28) is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen. Only the music is performed.
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November 7, 1894: As part of a sojourn in Germany and Austria, Carl Nielsen (29) visits Johannes Brahms (61).
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April 5, 1895: To Asali op.4/3, a song by Carl Nielsen (29) to words of Jacobsen, is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen.
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May 4, 1895: Symphonic Suite op.8 for piano and the song cycle Songs and Verses by J.P. Jacobsen op.6 by Carl Nielsen (29) are performed for the first time, in the Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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January 15, 1896: Violin Sonata no.1 op.9 by Carl Nielsen (30) is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen. Critics find it too avant-garde.
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February 6, 1897: Two songs from op.10, Tonight and Greeting by Carl Nielsen (31), to words of Holstein, are performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen.
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April 27, 1897: Hymnus amoris op.12 for solo voices, children’s chorus, male chorus, chorus, and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (31) to words of Olrik, translated into Latin by Heiberg, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. Both the public and critics are enthusiastic.
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February 3, 1898: Three works by Carl Nielsen (32) are performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen: String Quartet no.1, Six Songs op.10 to words of Holstein, and Humoresque-Bagatelles op.11 for piano. For the quartet it is the first public performance. Two of the songs have been performed already.
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May 1, 1899: The String Quartet no.3 op.14 of Carl Nielsen (33) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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November 17, 1900: The Prelude to Act II of Carl Nielsen’s (35) unperformed opera Saul og David is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen. See 28 November 1902.
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November 30, 1900: A Cantata for the Lorens Frølich Festival for reciter and piano, words by Olrik and music by Carl Nielsen (35), is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen, with the composer at the piano.
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February 7, 1901: A song for Rode’s Play The Fights in Stefan Borg’s House by Carl Nielsen (35) is performed for the first time, in the Dagmarteatret, Copenhagen.
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March 4, 1901: A piano piece, Festive Prelude to the New Century, by Carl Nielsen (35), is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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June 1, 1901: Carl Nielsen’s (35) Cantata for the Students’ Association, for solo voices, piano, and other instruments, to words of Drachmann, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen, the composer directing from the piano.
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December 19, 1901: Incidental music to Wied and Petersen’s play Atalanta, by Carl Nielsen (36) is performed for the first time, in the Dagmarteatret, Copenhagen.
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November 28, 1902: Carl Nielsen’s (37) opera Saul og David, to words of Christiansen, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. It is a hit with the sold-out audience but receives only eight more performances this season. The management wishes to stage more lucrative works.
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December 1, 1902: The Symphony no.2 “The Four Temperaments” op.16 of Carl Nielsen (37) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen, directed by the composer.
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October 8, 1903: Carl Nielsen’s (38) overture Helios is performed for the first time, under the composer’s direction, in the Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen. This work was composed earlier this year on a trip to Greece with his wife who was copying sculptures at the Acropolis.
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March 21, 1905: After being told that his position as second violinist in the Royal Chapel Orchestra will remain unchanged, Carl Nielsen (39) resigns to devote himself to composition. He was hoping that his stint as a deputy conductor would lead to a conducting position.
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March 21, 1905: Sleep op.18, a work for chorus and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (39) to words of Jørgensen, is performed for the first time, at Copenhagen, directed by the composer.
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June 26, 1906: Thou Danish Man, a song by Carl Nielsen (41) to words of Drachmann, is performed for the first time, in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. It shortly becomes a favorite throughout the country.
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August 10, 1906: String Quartet no.4, op.44 by Carl Nielsen (41) is performed for the first time, at Fuglsang, Lolland. The composer plays violin.
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October 9, 1906: Incidental music to Drachmann’s play Master Oluf Rides by Carl Nielsen (41) is performed for the first time, under the direction of the composer, at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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November 11, 1906: Carl Nielsen’s (41) opera Maskarade, to words of Andersen after Holberg, is performed for the first time, at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, conducted by the composer. The dean of Scandinavian composers, Edvard Grieg (63), is present and is very pleased, as are the audience and critics.
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February 11, 1907: Serenade for chorus by Carl Nielsen (41), to words of Ploug, is performed for the first time, privately in the home of Vilhemine Heise, Copanhagen.
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March 12, 1907: Lay Down, Sweet Flower, Your Head, a song by Carl Nielsen (41) to words of Jørgensen, is performed for the first time, in the Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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April 7, 1907: Song of the Siskin for SAT choir by Carl Nielsen (41) to words of Aarestrup, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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November 30, 1907: Some works of Carl Nielsen (42) are premiered in the Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen: Come, God’s Angel for ATB choir to words of Aarestrup, and the Strophic Songs op.21, to the words of several poets, for solo voice and piano. In addition, the String Quartet no.4 op.44 receives its first public performance. Nielsen attends, suffering from neuralgia, but his doctor forbids him to take part in the performance. Of the string quartet, one critic remarked, “If what those four gentlemen sat there playing last night in all earnestness is to be considered beautiful and good music...then sciatica is a musical treat--for it, too, is very disagreeable.” See 10 August 1906.
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February 7, 1908: Incidental music to LC Nielsen’s play Willemoes by Carl Nielsen (42) is performed for the first time, at the Folketeatret, Copenhagen.
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February 9, 1908: Incidental music to Benzon’s play Parents by Carl Nielsen (42) is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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March 20, 1908: Incidental music to Holstein’s play Tove by Carl Nielsen (42) is performed for the first time, at the Dagmarteatret, Copenhagen.
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April 6, 1908: Saga Dream op.39, an orchestral work by Carl Nielsen (42), is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen the composer conducting.
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August 1, 1908: Carl Nielsen (43) enters upon duties as conductor of the Royal Orchestra, Copenhagen.
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October 19, 1908: Evening Mood, for male chorus by Carl Nielsen (43) to words of Hauch, is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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October 29, 1908: A Cantata for the Anniversary of Copenhagen University op.24 by Carl Nielsen (43) to words of Møller, for soprano, tenor, and bass soloists, male chorus, and orchestra, is performed for the first time, at the university.
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February 11, 1909: The Cantata In Celebration of the Year 1659 by Carl Nielsen (43), to words of LC Nielsen, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen Town Hall.
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May 18, 1909: A Cantata for the National Exhibition at Aarhus by Carl Nielsen (43) to the words of LC Nielsen, is performed for the first time, in Aarhus, directed by the composer. Because of the rush to finish this work, parts of it have been composed by his student, Emilius Bangert.
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November 14, 1909: Incidental music to Aakjaer’s play The Wolf’s Son by Carl Nielsen (44) is performed for the first time, in Aarhus.
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November 20, 1909: Song of the Young for male chorus by Carl Nielsen (44), to words of Hostrup, is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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November 26, 1909: Songs by Carl Nielsen (44) to words of Aakjær are performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen: Song of Old Anders the Cattleman, and Now is the Time, Smallholders.
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December 4, 1909: In Memoriam PS Krøyer, a cantata by Carl Nielsen (44) to words of LC Nielsen, for reciter, solo voices, chorus, and piano, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. The composer performs the piano part.
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May 2, 1910: The Daffodil for male chorus by Carl Nielsen (44), to words of Grundtvig, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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June 4, 1910: Incidental music to Oehlenschlaeger’s play Hagbarth and Signe by Carl Nielsen (44) is performed for the first time, at a new open air theatre in Copenhagen.
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February 28, 1912: Two works by Carl Nielsen (46) are premiered in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen, the Symphony no.3 “Sinfonia espansiva” and the Violin Concerto op.33, both conducted by the composer.
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April 7, 1913: The Second Violin Sonata op.35 by Carl Nielsen (47) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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April 24, 1913: Canto serioso for horn and piano by Carl Nielsen (47) is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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June 3, 1913: Incidental music to Oehlenschlaeger’s play Midsummer Eve Play by Carl Nielsen (47) is performed for the first time, in Open Air Theatre, Copenhagen.
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June 15, 1913: Catholic Song of Youth for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (48), to words of Jørgensen, is performed for the first time, in St. Ansgars Church, Copenhagen.
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March 23, 1914: Now sun arises in the East for chorus and piano by Carl Nielsen (48), to words of Brandt, is performed for the first time, in the Aarhus Domkirke.
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April 22, 1914: Two works for chorus and piano by Carl Nielsen (48), to words of Grundtvig, are performed for the first time, in the Matthæuskirken, Copenhagen: Why do you wail, complaining and Though Countless Flowers.
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May 30, 1914: Carl Nielsen (48) leaves his post of conductor of the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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June 3, 1914: Serenata in Vano for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello, and double bass by Carl Nielsen (48) is performed for the first time, in Nykøbing Falster.
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June 28, 1914: Denmark, ye corn-golden daughter for chorus by Carl Nielsen (49), to words of LC Nielsen, is performed for the first time, in Ridehuset, Horsens.
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December 9, 1914: The version for male chorus of Preserve your soil, each Danish man! by Carl Nielsen (49), to words of Holm, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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December 18, 1914: Ah, the Christmas Snow from Bethlehem, for soprano and male chorus by Carl Nielsen (49) to words of Jørgensen, is performed for the first time, in Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen.
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April 27, 1915: Banner, We hail Thee for male chorus by Carl Nielsen (49) is performed for the first time, in the Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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August 22, 1915: Nearer, my God, to Thee, for winds by Carl Nielsen (50), is performed for the first time, the composer conducting. The work honors the memory of those lost on the Titanic.
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October 11, 1915: In memoriam Franz Neruda, for reciter and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (50) to words of Clausen, is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen, directed by the composer. This concert is the first with Nielsen as permanent conductor of the Copenhagen Music Society.
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February 1, 1916: Carl Nielsen’s (50) Fourth Symphony “the Inextinguishable” is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen. It is extremely successful.
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February 5, 1916: Incidental music to Christiansen’s play Fatherland by Carl Nielsen (50) is performed for the first time, in The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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June 24, 1916: Carl Nielsen’s (51) contribution to Prologue to the Shakespeare Memorial Celebrations by Rode is performed for the first time, at Elsinore, conducted by the composer.
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October 3, 1916: Three songs for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (51) are performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen: The South I’m Leaving to words of Drachmann, Study on Nature to words of Andersen, and Ariel’s Song, to words of Rode.
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February 22, 1917: Cantata for the Commemoration of the Niels W. Gade Centenary by Carl Nielsen (51), to words of Richardt, is performed for the first time, in the Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen.
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April 13, 1917: Chaconne op.32 for piano by Carl Nielsen (51) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. Also premiered are Nielsen’s songs There out of the fog looms my ancestors’ land, Listen, how its pinions scuttle, both to words of Aakjær, My Little Bird, Where do you Fly, Forget She Did! My Woe is in Vain! and Snow Covers the Field, oh so Deep and White, all to words of Andersen, At Last the Spring is Upon Us, to words of Oehlenschläger, Oft I am Glad, Still May I Weep from Sadness, to words of Ingemann, and There once lived a man in Ribe Town, to anonymous words.
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April 23, 1917: The Cantata for the Centenary of the Merchants Committee op.31, by Carl Nielsen (51) to words of Rørdam, is performed for the first time, in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, the composer conducting.
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November 29, 1917: Theme with Variations op.40 for piano by Carl Nielsen (52) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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February 9, 1918: Flower Lay, a song by Carl Nielsen (52) to words of Holstein, is performed for the first time, in Casinos Koncertsal, Copenhagen.
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February 11, 1918: Pan and Syrinx, a symphonic poem by Carl Nielsen (52), is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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February 15, 1918: Incidental music to Sigurjónsson’s play The Liar by Carl Nielsen (52) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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March 6, 1918: Gone are the Days, They are Past and Olden for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (52) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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February 15, 1919: Incidental music to Part I of Oehlenschläger’s play Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp by Carl Nielsen (53) is performed for the first time, at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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February 22, 1919: Incidental music to Part II of Oehlenschäger’s play Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp by Carl Nielsen (53) is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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September 26, 1919: Carl Nielsen (54) and Anne Marie Brodersen Nielsen are granted a separation in Copenhagen. They will be reconciled in 1922.
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January 30, 1921: Incidental music to Rode’s play The Mother by Carl Nielsen (55) is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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March 14, 1921: A Suite for piano op.45 by Carl Nielsen (55) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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January 24, 1922: Symphony no.5 by Carl Nielsen (56) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen, conducted by the composer.
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February 25, 1922: Incidental music to Christiansen’s play Cosmus by Carl Nielsen (56) is performed for the first time, at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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April 30, 1922: The Woodwind Quintet op.43 by Carl Nielsen (56) is performed for the first time, in a private performance at the Göteborg home of the Mannheimer family. See 9 October 1922.
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July 8, 1922: Springtime on Funen op.42 for soprano, tenor, bass-baritone, chorus, and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (57) to words of Berntsen, is performed for the first time, in the Market Hall, Odense. The choir consists of 800 singers chosen from all parts of Denmark. The capacity audience of 8,000 includes King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.
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September 26, 1922: Homage to Holberg for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (57) to words of Pederson, is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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October 9, 1922: The first public performance of Woodwind Quintet op.43 by Carl Nielsen (57) takes place in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen. See 30 April 1922.
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June 27, 1923: Prelude with Theme and Variations op.48 for violin by Carl Nielsen (58) is performed for the first time, in Aeolian Hall, London.
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December 16, 1923: Homely Noël, splendently near!, a song for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (58) to words of Bønnelycke, is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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February 23, 1924: Songs for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (58) are performed for the first time, in the Musikkonservatoriets Sal, Copenhagen: Silent as a Stream’s Meander, to words of Rode, Springtime Hedge is Green, to words of Møller, and Oh, How Glad I am Today! to words of Rosing.
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March 13, 1924: Songs for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (58) are performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen: Ballad of the Bear op.47 to words of Berntsen after Almquist, and Sparrows Hushed Behind the Bough to words of Aakjær
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June 22, 1924: Zealand Singers for chorus by Carl Nielsen (59) to words of Elnegaard, is performed for the first time, in Næstved.
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November 1, 1924: Songs for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (59) are performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen: The Fiddler is Playing His Fiddle, to words of Damm, When Babies Whimper Before the Candle, to words of Dabelsteen, and Two Larks in Love Have Nested, and Look! the Sun is Red, Mum, both to words of Bergstedt.
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March 12, 1925: Hymn to Life for female chorus by Carl Nielsen (59) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen.
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June 9, 1925: The 60th birthday of Carl Nielsen is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark. The composer is made a Knight Commander of the second Grade of the Danish flag.
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June 25, 1925: Incidental music to Bergstedt’s play Ebbe Skammelsen by Carl Nielsen (60) is performed for the first time, in the Open Air Theatre, Copenhagen.
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November 1, 1925: The first movement of the Symphony no.6 by Carl Nielsen (60) is performed for the first time, privately in the Musikalska Akademien, Stockholm, the composer conducting. See 11 December 1925.
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December 11, 1925: Symphony no.6 by Carl Nielsen (60) is performed for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen the composer conducting. Nielsen finished the symphony six days ago. Critics are mixed. See 1 November 1925.
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May 30, 1926: Springtime, Springtime Breaking Through for chorus by Carl Nielsen (60) is performed for the first time, in Aarhus.
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October 21, 1926: Concerto for flute and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (61) is performed for the first time, in the Salle Gaveau, Paris. Short of time, the composer has created a provisional ending. Arthur Honegger (34) will tell the composer, “You formulated the aims for which we are all striving now, a generation before the rest of us.” See 25 January 1927.
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December 31, 1926: Carl Nielsen’s (61) resignation as conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Society becomes effective at midnight.
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January 25, 1927: The completed Concerto for flute and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (61) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 21 October 1926.
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June 18, 1927: Carl Nielsen (62) conducts his Sixth Symphony at Tivoli. It is the only time in his life that he is hissed by an audience.
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October 25, 1927: My Childhood on Fyn, a collection of childhood memoirs by Carl Nielsen (62), is published.
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November 27, 1927: Carl Nielsen’s (62) rhapsody overture An Imaginary Trip to the Faeroe Islands is performed for the first time, in the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, conducted by the composer.
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December 8, 1927: The Danish Song is a Fair Young Maiden, for male chorus by Carl Nielsen (62) to words of Hoffmann, is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen.
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February 17, 1928: Lift Up Your Eyes, all Christian Men! for tenor, baritone, and organ by Carl Nielsen (62) is performed for the first time, in the Eliaskirken, Copenhagen.
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April 14, 1928: Preludio e Presto op.52 for violin by Carl Nielsen (62) is performed for the first time, in Borups Højskole, Copenhagen. Also premiered are the first two of the Nielsen’s Three Piano Pieces op.59. See 6 March 1930.
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June 13, 1928: Song for Danish Labor for voice and piano by Carl Nielsen (63) to words of Rørdam is performed for the first time, over radio airwaves in Copenhagen.
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September 14, 1928: Carl Nielsen’s (63) Clarinet Concerto is performed for the first time, privately at the summer home of Carl Johan Michaelsen in Humlebaek. See 11 October 1928.
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October 11, 1928: Carl Nielsen’s (63) Clarinet Concerto is performed publicly for the first time, in Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen. It is not well received. See 14 September 1928.
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November 1, 1928: A Bohemian-Danish Folksong set for string orchestra by Carl Nielsen (63) is performed for the first time, in Copenhagen, broadcast by Danish State Radio.
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August 29, 1929: A Cantata for the Centenary of the Polytechnic College for reciter, chorus, and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (64) to words of Pedersen, is performed for the first time, in the Forum, Copenhagen.
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October 12, 1929: Hymn to Art for soprano, tenor, chorus, and winds by Carl Nielsen (64) to words of Michaelis, is performed for the first time, the composer conducting.
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January 23, 1930: All but one of the 29 Short Preludes for organ op.51 by Carl Nielsen (64) are performed for the first time, in the Skovshoved Church. See 19 March 1930.
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March 6, 1930: Three Piano Pieces op.59 by Carl Nielsen (63) are performed completely for the first time, in Copenhagen. See 14 April 1928.
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March 19, 1930: 29 Short Preludes for organ op.51 by Carl Nielsen (64) are performed completely for the first time, in the church of St. Johannes in Copenhagen. See 23 January 1930.
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March 30, 1930: Cantata for the 50th Anniversary of the Danish Cremation Union by Carl Nielsen (64) to words of Michaelis is performed for the first time, over the airwaves of Danish Radio.
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July 12, 1930: Incidental music to Michaelis’ play Cupid and the Poet by Carl Nielsen (65) is performed for the first time, in Odense as part of celebrations surrounding the 125th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen.
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November 3, 1930: Cantata for the 50th Anniversary of the Young Merchants’ Education Association for reciter, solo voice, chorus, and orchestra by Carl Nielsen (65) to words of Petersen is performed for the first time, at the Stock Exchange, Copenhagen.
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April 4, 1931: Incidental music to Grundtvig’s play Easter Eve by Carl Nielsen (65) is performed for the first time, at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
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August 14, 1931: Commotio op.58 for organ by Carl Nielsen (66) is performed publicly for the first time, in the Aarhus Domkirke.
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September 28, 1931: Carl Nielsen (66) is taken to a Copenhagen hospital where a blood clot at the heart is diagnosed.
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October 2, 1931: In the Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Carl Nielsen (66) loses consciousness from a heart ailment.
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October 3, 1931: Just after midnight. After briefly regaining consciousness, Carl August Nielsen dies of angina pectoris in the Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark, aged 66 years, three months, and 24 days.
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October 9, 1931: Six days after his death, a state funeral in memory of Carl Nielsen takes place in the Free Church of Copenhagen. King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine attend and the church is full. Hundreds congregate outside. His mortal remains are laid to rest in the Western Churchyard, Copenhagen.
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June 9, 1933: The memorial sculpture The Herd Boy playing a Wooden Flute is unveiled at Nørre Lyndelse, the birthplace of Carl Nielsen (†1) on the 68th anniversary of his birth. It was created by the composer’s wife, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen,
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December 17, 1939: The memorial sculpture The Young Man playing Pan-pipes on a Wingless Pegasus is unveiled in Copenhagen to honor Carl Nielsen (†8). It was created by the composer’s wife, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen,
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September 4, 2014: Carl Nielsen: Commotio for orchestra by Hans Abrahamsen (61) is performed for the first time, in the Musikhuset Aarhus.