Svend Nielsen (born 20 April 1937) is a modern Danish composer.DMT. Dansk musiktidsskrift: Volumes 54-55 Unge tonekunstnerselskab, Dansk komponistforening, Dansk tonekunstnerforening - 1979 "Svend Nielsen. Født 20. april 1937."Noteworthy Danes: Portraits of Eleven Danish Composers (Copenhagen: W. Hansen, 1991). "The eleven contemporary composers portraited are: Vagn Holmboe, Niels Viggo Bentzon, Per Nørgård, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Ib Nørholm, Svend Nielsen, Ole Buck, Poul Ruders, Hans Abrahamsen, and Karl Aage Rasmussen." He was a student of Vagn Holmboe, Finn Høffding and Per Nørgård. His inspirations are Nørgård, Ravel and Debussy.Dacapo Records Bio in English
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. Ekbátana (2006) for soprano and orchestra (15') to text by Sophus Claussen. Kammerkantate ("Chamber cantata," 1975) for soprano and ensemble (20’) to text by Jørgen Leth. Svinedrengen ("The Swineherd," 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 or violin and guitar (8’) På bunden af min drøm (1993) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, piano and cello (18') to text by Pia Tafdrup Ritorneller (1994) for soprano and 2 guitars (10’) to text by Emil Aarestrup (10’) Sommerfugledalen "Butterfly valley" (Part 1 1998 / Part 2 2004) for chamber choir (12 solo voices) (40’) to text by Inger Christensen 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
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