Music of the Spheres (Langgaard)
| Music of the Spheres | |
|---|---|
| by Rued Langgaard | |
The composer in 1917 | |
| Native name | Sfærernes Musik |
| Catalogue | BVN 128 |
| Language | Danish |
| Composed | 1916–1918 |
| Publisher | Hansen (1919) |
| Duration | 35 mins. |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 26 November 1921 |
| Location | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Conductor | Hans Seeber van der Floe |
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Music of the Spheres (in Danish: Sfærernes Musik), BVN 128, is a multi-movement composition for soprano, mixed choir, orchestra (including a second, smaller "orchestra at a distance"), and organ written from 1916 to 1918 by the Danish composer Rued Langgaard. The piece was inspired by a line from a Danish poem translated as, "The stars seem to twinkle kindly at us, yet the writing of the stars is cold and merciless."