Svend Nielsen (born 20 April 1937) is a modern Danish composer. He was a student of

Vagn Holmboe Vagn Gylding Holmboe (, 20 December 1909 – 1 September 1996) was a Danish composer and teacher. Life Vagn Holmboe was born in Horsens, Jutland, into a merchant family of dedicated amateur musicians. Both parents played the piano. His fa ...

, Finn Høffding and

Per Nørgård Per Nørgård (; born 13 July 1932) is a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style has varied considerably throughout his career, his music has often included repeatedly evolving melodies—such as the infinity series—in the vein o ...

. His inspirations are Nørgård,

Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

and

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

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Works

* ''Sinfonia concertante'' (1994) for cello solo and ensemble (20') * ''Violinkoncert'' (1985) for violin and orchestra (25’)

Orchestral songs

* ''Akustisk Regnbue'' ("Acoustic Rainbow," 2002) for alto voice and Concert Band (17') to text by

Pia Tafdrup Pia Tafdrup (born 29 May 1952 in Copenhagen) is a Danish writer; primarily a poet, she has also written a novel and two plays, as well as works for radio. She made her literary debut in 1981 and has till now published 17 collections of poetry. ...

. * ''Ekbátana'' (2006) for soprano and orchestra (15') to text by

Sophus Claussen Sophus Claussen (12 September 1865 Helletofte – 11 April 1931 Gentofte) was a Danish writer. He is best remembered for his neo-romanticism poems. Biography Born in 1865, Claussen was the son of politician Rasmus Claussen and Hanne Sophie (). ...

. * ''Kammerkantate'' ("Chamber cantata," 1975) for soprano and ensemble (20’) to text by

Jørgen Leth Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film ''The ...

. * ''Svinedrengen'' ("

The Swineherd "The Swineherd" ( da, Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, ...

," 2003) for narrator, soprano and baritone, children's choir and orchestra (25') to text by H. C. Andersen.

Vocal

* ''Dreamsongs'' (1988) for soprano, alto flute, electric guitar and cello (12’) * ''Opstigning mod Akseki'' (1979) for soprano,

vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist, ...

or violin and guitar (8’) * ''På bunden af min drøm'' (1993) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, piano and cello (18') to text by

* ''Ritorneller'' (1994) for soprano and 2 guitars (10’) to text by

Emil Aarestrup Carl Ludvig Emil Aarestrup (4 December 1800 in Copenhagen – 21 July 1856 in Odense) was a Danish physician and poet, who had just one single volume of poetry published throughout his lifetime, yet this gave him a lasting place in Danish literat ...

(10’) * ''Sommerfugledalen'' "Butterfly valley" (Part 1 1998 / Part 2 2004) for chamber choir (12 solo voices) (40’) to text by

Inger Christensen Inger Christensen (16 January 1935 – 2 January 2009) was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. She is considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation. Life and work Born in the town of Vejle, on the eastern J ...

* ''Sonnetts of Time'' (1978) for soprano, flute, guitar, violin and cello (14’) * ''Så stille'' (1986) for alto voice, alto flute, vibraphone, guitar and cello to text by

Gustav Munch-Petersen Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Svend 1937 births Living people Pupils of Vagn Holmboe Pupils of Finn Høffding