List of compositions by Carl Nielsen



This table of works by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen initially lists them by genre and composition date within a genre.

History
Nielsen wrote music in many genres, notably symphonies, concertos and choral music, but also operas and incidental music, chamber music, solo works for violin, piano and organ as well as a considerable number of songs.

Nielsen assigned an opus number only to selected compositions, from Op 1 for the Suite for String Orchestra in 1888 to Op 58 for the organ work Commotio (1930–1931). The opus number 59 was assigned posthumously to three piano pieces Tre Klaverstykker (1928).

The FS catalogue was first compiled in 1965 by Dan Fog and Torben Schousboe. It is arranged roughly in chronological order in accordance with the publication date of the works, initially up to FS 161. Compositions discovered after 1965 were assigned higher numbers, in connection with the publication of a Nielsen CD in 1998.

The CNW (Catalogue of Carl Nielsen's Works), compiled by the Royal Danish Library, covers all of Nielsen's known works (419 in all). The CNW catalogue numbers link to the individual catalogue entries. Each entry gives a brief description of the work in English together with links to background information and scores from the Carl Nielsen Edition. In contrast to FS, CNW numbers each of Nielsen's songs individually instead of numbering the publications in which they appeared.

Details of collections
For some works, details are given below. The details of songs, such as collections and incidental music, are found in the List of songs composed by Carl Nielsen.

FS 3
Miscellaneous unpublished early manuscripts in the Royal Library, Copenhagen
 * 3a Various brass trios and quartets (1879–1983, lost)
 * 3b Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano in G major (1881–1882)
 * 3c Various movements for string quartet (1883–1887)
 * 3d String Quartet in D minor (1882–1883).
 * 3e Duo (in three movements) in A major for two violins (1882–1883).
 * 3f Caractaerstykker (Two character pieces) for piano (1882–1883)
 * 3g Vuggevise (Lullaby) (1883)
 * 3h Fantasy Piece for clarinet and piano in G minor (1881 or 1883–1885)
 * 3i Piano Trio in G major (1883)
 * 3k String Quartet in F major (1887)
 * 3l "Det bødes der for i lange Aar" (A moment of pleasure, an age of pain), song for men's choir, text by J. P. Jacobsen (1887)
 * 3m "Længsel (I hvor jeg end slaaer Øjet hen)" (Jean (Of a' the airts the wind can blaw), song for men's choir, text by Robert Burns; translated by Caralis (1887)
 * 3n-s Various songs on texts by E. Aarestrup, J. S. Welhaven, G. B. Byron, P. B. Shelley, J. J. Callanan, R. Burns; translated by Caralis, a pseudonym for C. Preetzman (1887)
 * 3t "Byd mig at leve" (To Athenea, who may command him anything), song for men's choir, text by Robert Herrick; translated by Caralis (1887)
 * 3u "For drømte jeg fast hver eneste Nat" (Earlier I dreamt every single night), song for men's choir, text by J. P. Jacobsen (1887)

FS 22
Humoreske Bagateller. For piano. (1894–1897)
 * 1) "Goddag, Goddag ("How do you do?")
 * 2) "Sprællemanden ("The Jumping Jack")
 * 3) "Snurretoppen ("The Spinning-top")
 * 4) "En lille langsom Vals ("A Little Slow Waltz")
 * 5) "Dukkemarche ("Doll's march")
 * 6) "Spilleværket ("The Musical Box")

FS 51
Songs arranged for unison chorus to be used at schools (FS 35, 42, 43, 44, 45, and Vi frie Folk, text by V. Rørdam, written for the Olympic Games in London, 1908)