Rued Langgaard: Carl Nielsen Our Great Composer

[JeppeBrander]

The piece was Not written to honor Carl Nielsen. In fact for the completely oposite purpose.

[TFreckle]

@JeppeBrander Exactly - this piece is a piece that mocks the all-occupiedness Danish music critics at the time had of Carl Nielsen. Thus the only spoken text is "Carl Nielsen vor store componist" - "Carl Nielsen our great composer", and at the end of the score a note says: "Gentages i al evindelighed" - "To be repeated for all infinity".

[JeppeBrander]

@TFreckle Thats right :). Langgaard must have had a very bittersweet sense of humor. Hilsner fra Ribe - Langgaards by :) / Greetings from Ribe - Langgaards city.