Work Information
Per Nørgård : Lille Julekantate (Small Christmas Cantata)
| Work Notes |
The three pieces by Per Nørgård - Landscape with shepherds, Small Christmas Cantata and Pastorella (all 2006) – are related works, pastoral music for Christmas, based on Nørgård´s Christmas hymn from 1985 to a Danish poem by Johannes Møllehave: ”Julens glæde – Himmelfalden”(Christmas´ Joy – from Heaven fallen), a hymn integrated in the version Lille Julekantate (Small Christmas Cantata), to be sung by the instrumentalists and/or by the audience, before and after the central pastorale of the piece.
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Publisher |
Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen |
| Category |
Works for 2-6 Players |
Year Composed |
2006 |
| Duration |
9 Minutes |
Orchestration |
acn. ensemble, choir |
| Languages |
Danish |
Programme Note
Per Nørgård: Lille Julekantate (Small Christmas Cantata) – for kor og 5stemmigt harmonikaensemble (2006)
The three pieces by Per Nørgård - Landscape with shepherds, Small Christmas Cantata and Pastorella (all 2006) – are related works, pastoral music for Christmas, based on Nørgård´s Christmas hymn from 1985 to a Danish poem by Johannes Møllehave: ”Julens glæde – Himmelfalden”(Christmas´ Joy – from Heaven fallen), a hymn integrated in the version Lille Julekantate (Small Christmas Cantata), to be sung by the instrumentalists and/or by the audience, before and after the central pastorale of the piece.
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