Music editions and lists of works from Royal Danish Library
Find lists of works from three of the library's publishing projects, the Carl Nielsen Edition, the Hartmann Edition and the Danish Centre for Music Editing, as well as a number of thematic catalogues.
The Carl Nielsen Edition, the Hartmann Edition and other musical works published by DCM are so-called practical/scholarly editions. This means that they are designed for practical use. At the same time, editorial interventions and the deviations (variants) that may exist between different sources for the work have also been carefully accounted for. In this way, the reader gets an impression of the creation and variance of the work. The editions are also provided with an introductory text which introduces the works' history and reception.
At the bottom of the page there are thematic-bibliographic catalogues of the works of selected composers.
Most of the publications can be both downloaded freely and purchased in print. Please note that the digital publications are also subject to copyright and may therefore not be redistributed without permission, either in their entirety or in extracts. However, DCM releases from before 2017 are in most cases offered for download under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license.
Publications that are not available digitally can either be purchased or, in most cases, borrowed in printed form. See under individual publication series.
The Carl Nielsen Edition
The Carl Nielsen Edition is the first comprehensive practical/scholarly edition of the composer's works. The 32 volumes have been published with accompanying piano scores (for operas, choral works and concertos), as well as parts. Each volume is provided with a preface that describes the creation history of each individual work and a concluding critical report with an overview of sources and revision report. Scores, prefaces and critical commentaries can be downloaded freely.
The edition is bilingual Danish/English. However, the two operas are also available in an alternative Danish/German version. Certain works are also available as single booklets.
Also see:
The Carl Nielsen Edition in the library system
Errata list for the Carl Nielsen Edition
Printed edition by the publisher Edition Wilhelm Hansen
| Series/volume | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CNU I/1-3 | Masquerade | |
| Act 1 (Danish/English) | ||
| Act 2 (Danish/English) | ||
| Act 3 (Danish/English) | ||
| Critical Commentary | ||
| CNU I/4-5 | Saul and David | |
| Act 1 & 2 (Danish/English) | ||
| Acts 3 & 4 (Danish/English); Critical Commentary | ||
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU I/7 | Sir Oluf He Rides - | |
| CNU I/8 | Aladdin | |
| Aladdin Suite | ||
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU II/1 | Symphony No. 1, Opus 7 | |
| CNU II/2 | Symphony No. 2, Opus 16, The Four Temperaments | |
| CNU II/3 | Symphony No. 3, Opus 27, Espansiva Supplement: Description of Leipzig manuscript | |
| CNU II/4 | Symphony No. 4, Opus 29, The Inextinguishable | |
| CNU II/5 | Symphony No. 5, Opus 50 | |
| CNU II/6 | Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice | |
| CNU II/7 | Orchestral Works 1: | |
| Andante tranquillo e Scherzo | ||
| Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 1 | ||
| Symphonic Rhapsody | ||
| "Helios" Overture, Op.17 | ||
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU II/9 | Concertos: | |
| Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57 | ||
| Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | ||
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 33 | ||
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU II/12 | Piano and Organ Works Supplement to Suite, Op. 45: Description of Leipzig manuscript | |
| CNU III/1 | Cantatas 1: Hymnus Amoris, Op.12 Sleep, Op.18 Springtime on Funen, Op.42 | |
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU 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 | |
| CNU III/4-7 | Songs | |
| Volume 1 | ||
| Volume 2 | ||
| Volume 3 | ||
| Text volume including preface, critical commentary and singable translations into English | ||
| CNU IV/1 | Juvenilia and Addenda |
JPE Hartmann. Selected Works / Ausgewählte Werke
The Hartmann Edition is a critical edition of selected works. The edition is trilingual (Danish, German, English). However, the final audit report is only available in English.
See also the Hartmann Edition in the library system.
| Series/volume | JPEH no. | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I/1 | JPEH 01 | Symfoni nr. 1, opus 17 / Symphony No. 1, Opus 17 / Symphonie Nr. 1, Opus 17 | |
| I/2 | JPEH 02 | Symfoni nr. 2, opus 48 / Symphony No. 2, Opus 48 / Symphonie Nr. 2, Opus 48 | |
| III/1 | JPEH 05 | Klaverværker 1 / Piano Works 1 / Klavierwerke 1 | |
| III/2 | JPEH 06 | Klaverværker 2 / Piano Works 2 / Klavierwerke 2 | |
| Supplement for JPEH 05-06 | |||
| IV/1 | JPEH 03 | Liden Kirsten, opus 44 / Little Kirsten, Opus 44 / Klein Karin, Opus 44 | |
| IV/2 | Et Folkesagn / A Folk Tale / Eine Volkssage | ||
| V/1 | JPEH 04 | Vølvens Spaadom, opus 71 / The Prophecy of the Sibyl, Opus 71 / Wahrspruch der Wölwe, Opus 71 |
Danish Centre for Music Editing
The accumulated expertise from the Carl Nielsen Edition was continued in the Danish Centre for Music Editing (DCM), which in the period 2009-2020 functioned as a research unit at the library. The aim of the centre was to make available musical works and historical sources of interest to music research and practical music life. In this connection, there was also a focus on continuing, developing and expanding competences within music philology as well as developing methods and tools for digital music editing. The centre also published other music-related material, including catalogues of works.
Music editions
See also DCM music editions in the library system as well as printed editions from the publisher Edition S.
| Title | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| JF Frøhlich: Symphony in E flat major, opus 33 (DCM 010) | Score | |
| Asger Hamerik: Qvartetto (DCM 018) | Score | |
| Parts | ||
| Emma Hartmann: Piano Pieces (DCM 016) | Piano | |
| JPE Hartmann: Piano Trio (DCM 020) | Score | |
| Peter Heise: Drot og Marsk (King and Marshal) | Score, vol. 1 (DCM 012) | |
| Score, vol. 2 (DCM 013) | ||
| Piano score (DCM 015) | ||
| Parts (DCM 021) | ||
| Peter Heise: Overture to 'Marshal Stig' (DCM 007) | Score | |
| Parts | ||
| Peter Heise: String Quartets (DCM 028) | Score | |
| String Quartet No. 1, parts | ||
| String Quartet No. 2, parts | ||
| String Quartet No. 3, parts | ||
| String Quartet No. 4, parts | ||
| String Quartet No. 5, parts | ||
| String Quartet No. 6, parts | ||
| CFE Horneman: Aladdin | Score, vol. 1 (DCM 030) | |
| Score, vol. 2 (DCM 030) | ||
| Piano score (DCM 031) | ||
| Parts (DCM 032) | ||
| Paul von Klenau: 20 Songs to Texts by Ludvig Holstein (DCM 006) | Score | |
| Paul von Klenau: Sonatine in E major (DCM 002) | Piano | |
| Paul von Klenau: Sonata in F minor (DCM 001) | Piano | |
| Paul von Klenau: Piano Concerto (DCM 023) | Score | |
| Paul von Klenau: Symphony No. 8 (DCM 027) | Score | |
| Paul von Klenau: Symphony No. 9 | Score (DCM 014) | |
| Piano score (DCM 017) | ||
| Parts (DCM 019) | ||
| HC Lumbye: Queen Louise Waltz (DCM 004) | Score | |
| Parts | ||
| HC Lumbye: Maritana (DCM 005) | Score | |
| Parts | ||
| HC Lumbye: Telegraph Gallop (DCM 003) | Score | |
| Parts | ||
| Carl Nielsen: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn and Bassoon, Opus 43 (Selected Sources for Carl Nielsen's Works, Vol. 2) | Facsimile edition | |
| Georg Patermann: Two Wedding Motets (DCM 008) | Vocal score | |
| JA Scheibe: Passion Cantata (DCM 011) | Score | |
| Selected works from the Moravian Society in Christiansfeld (DCM 022) | Score | |
| Andreas Friederich Ursinus: Organ Chorales (DCM 026) | Organ |
Work lists
DCM's works catalogues are thematic-bibliographic catalogues. This means that, among other things, they show the beginning of each composition and refer to the known sources for the works, including printed editions from the composer's lifetime.
See also DCM's catalogues in the library system as well as printed editions at Museum Tusculanums Forlag and Multivers.
| Composer | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Nielsen | Catalogue of Carl Nielsen's Works (CNW) | Online version |
| JA Scheibe | Johann Adolph Scheibe. A Catalogue of His Works (SchW) | Online version |
| JPE Hartmann | JPE Hartmann. Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue of His Works (HartW) | Online version |
| Niels W. Gade | Niels W. Gade. Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue of His Works (NWGW) | Online version |
| Carl Nielsen | Bibliography 1985-2019 | Online version |
| Peter Hauge | Bibliography. Textual Criticism and Philology. Music Editing and Notation | Online version |