The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the famous story of the girl with the beautiful voice and a consuming passion for the Prince.
The work is for solo soprano, mixed choir, narrator and string orchestra and it is published in two versions:
FULL VERSION as a cantata for soprano solo, mixed choir, narrator and string orchestra. Duration 35 mins.
• Score (edition no. KP 1863)
• Choral score (edition no. KP 1863B)
• Instrumental parts (edition no. KP 1863A)
A CAPPELLA VERSION in which the 7 movements are available separately
• Crackerjack, crackerjack (edition no. KP 1865)
• A man lives only 70 years (edition no. KP1864)
• Deep down in the ocean (edition no. KP1866)
• Sea Witch (edition no. KP1868)
• Stand up, my dear (edition no. KP1869)
• You dance the best of all (edition no. KP1870)
• Lift up your eyes and glorify (edition no. KP1867)
Both versions are available on the CD: The Little Mermaid, Exlibris EXLCD 30121 www.exlibris.dk, with Tritonus and the Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
Two of the movements (Crackerjack, crackerjack & Deep down in the ocean) are also available in a version for equal voices under the title “Two songs from The Little Mermaid for equal voices a cappella”. (edition no. KP1871)
The linking Recitation texts which form part of the Full Version are also available in a small booklet with the English text translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
The work can thus be performed in countries where English is not immediately understood.
Exlibris
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Deep Down in the Ocean (introduction)
Stand Up, My Dear (introduction)