Elves' Hill was commissioned by Frederik VI for the wedding of his daughter Vilhelmine Marie and Frederik Carl Christian (later Frederik VII) and premiered on 6 November 1828, 5 days after the wedding.[1][2] Since the premiere, the play has been performed more than 1,000 times at the Royal Danish Theatre.[3]
Storyedit
The work incorporated both the texts and melodies of two traditional ballad pieces featuring folklore about the Elven king. Heiberg localized the legend of the Elven king to Stevns.[4] To these, the motif element of the swapped children was added. King Christian IV is cast as a sort of detective, who unravels the mystery.
Musicedit
Jeg gik mig i lunden ("I went into the grove")
Performed on piano by Erik Damskier, without lyrics (0:23)[5]
Dybt i havet ("Deep in the sea")
Performed on piano by Erik Damskier, without lyrics (0:41)[6]
The two ballads used were Elvehøj (DgF 46B) which begins "Jeg lagde mit hoved til Elverhøj" (I laid my head down on Elves' Hill)" and Elveskud (DgF 47B) that begins "Herr Oluf han rider saa vide" (Sir Oluf he rideth so far-and-wide). These ballads had appeared in Udvalgte Danske Viser fra Middelalderen (1812), edited by Werner Abrahamson [da].[4][7][8][9]
The work also contains "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast", which became the royal anthem of Denmark. It is set to Kuhlau's arrangement to a tune already being sung to the lyrics originally written by Johannes Ewald for an entirely different play.[10] However Elves' Hill is considered instrumental to the romantic popularity of the anthem.[by whom?]
In popular cultureedit
In the eighth Olsen-banden movie (Olsen-banden ser rødt), the Olsen gang bombs, drills, and hammers its way through an opera house's basement in synchronicity with the music of the Elverhøj Overture.
^Møller, Kristian Langdal (1954). "H. C. Andersen i Helsingør" (snippet). Anderseniana. 2. rk. II:4: 342–51., p.344n "der opførtes 1. Gang 5 Dage efter Brylluppet"; Reprinted in: [Strejflys over hans Liv og hans Digtning] (1968), p.20.
^Wamberg, Niels Birger (1971). H. C. Andersen og Heiberg(snippet). Politiken. p. 275. ISBN9788756715812.
Shore, Dan (2008). The Emergence of Danish National Opera, 1779–1846(preview) (PhD dissertation). CUNY – via ProQuest.[permanent dead link]
Kuhn, Hans (2000), "Elverhøj: The making of a national musical" (snippet), Nordisk litteratur og mentalitet: foredrag fra den 22. studiekongres i International Association for Scandinavian Studies (IASS) arrangeret af Føroyamálsdeild, Fróðskaparsetur Føroya, Færøernes universitet 3.-9. august 1998 25, Føroya fróðskaparfelag, pp. 294–, ISBN9789991841250
elves, hill, ballad, elvehøj, 1845, fairy, tale, mound, danish, elverhøj, comedy, johan, ludvig, heiberg, with, overture, incidental, music, friedrich, kuhlau, which, considered, first, danish, national, play, written, byjohan, ludvig, heibergdate, premiered6,. For the ballad see Elvehoj For the 1845 fairy tale see The Elf Mound Elves Hill Danish Elverhoj is a comedy by Johan Ludvig Heiberg with overture and incidental music by Friedrich Kuhlau Op 100 which is considered the first Danish national play Elves HillWritten byJohan Ludvig HeibergDate premiered6 November 1828Original languageDanishGenreComedySettingStevns Contents 1 History 2 Story 3 Music 4 In popular culture 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editElves Hill was commissioned by Frederik VI for the wedding of his daughter Vilhelmine Marie and Frederik Carl Christian later Frederik VII and premiered on 6 November 1828 5 days after the wedding 1 2 Since the premiere the play has been performed more than 1 000 times at the Royal Danish Theatre 3 Story editThe work incorporated both the texts and melodies of two traditional ballad pieces featuring folklore about the Elven king Heiberg localized the legend of the Elven king to Stevns 4 To these the motif element of the swapped children was added King Christian IV is cast as a sort of detective who unravels the mystery Music edit nbsp Jeg gik mig i lunden I went into the grove source source Performed on piano by Erik Damskier without lyrics 0 23 5 Dybt i havet Deep in the sea source source Performed on piano by Erik Damskier without lyrics 0 41 6 Problems playing these files See media help The two ballads used were Elvehoj DgF 46B which begins Jeg lagde mit hoved til Elverhoj I laid my head down on Elves Hill and Elveskud DgF 47B that begins Herr Oluf han rider saa vide Sir Oluf he rideth so far and wide These ballads had appeared in Udvalgte Danske Viser fra Middelalderen 1812 edited by Werner Abrahamson da 4 7 8 9 The work also contains Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast which became the royal anthem of Denmark It is set to Kuhlau s arrangement to a tune already being sung to the lyrics originally written by Johannes Ewald for an entirely different play 10 However Elves Hill is considered instrumental to the romantic popularity of the anthem by whom In popular culture editIn the eighth Olsen banden movie Olsen banden ser rodt the Olsen gang bombs drills and hammers its way through an opera house s basement in synchronicity with the music of the Elverhoj Overture Footnotes edit Shore 2008 pp 131 Moller Kristian Langdal 1954 H C Andersen i Helsingor snippet Anderseniana 2 rk II 4 342 51 p 344n der opfortes 1 Gang 5 Dage efter Brylluppet Reprinted in Strejflys over hans Liv og hans Digtning 1968 p 20 Wamberg Niels Birger 1971 H C Andersen og Heiberg snippet Politiken p 275 ISBN 9788756715812 a b Kuhn 2000 p 295 Shore 2008 pp 136 Shore 2008 pp 152 Shore 2008 pp 133 135 Abrahamson Werner Hans Frederik ed 1812 XXXIV Elveskud p 234 XXXV p 237 Udvalgte danske viser fra middelalderen Vol 1 F F Schultz Grundtvig Sven 1856 46 Elvehoj p 105 47 Elveskud p 109 Danmarks gamle folkeviser Vol 2 Samfundet til den danske literaturs fremme Shore 2008 pp 156 157References editShore Dan 2008 The Emergence of Danish National Opera 1779 1846 preview PhD dissertation CUNY via ProQuest permanent dead link Kuhn Hans 2000 Elverhoj The making of a national musical snippet Nordisk litteratur og mentalitet foredrag fra den 22 studiekongres i International Association for Scandinavian Studies IASS arrangeret af Foroyamalsdeild Frodskaparsetur Foroya Faeroernes universitet 3 9 august 1998 25 Foroya frodskaparfelag pp 294 ISBN 9789991841250External links editElverhoj Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elves 27 Hill amp oldid 1212013545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
