Title, Duration, Place, Year, Publisher, Dedicated to, Premiere (performer(s), place, date)
TO CALL MY TRUE LOVE TO MY DANCE (Variations on a Danish theme "Vil du danse med mig"* : Theme - Var. 1. Cantabile - Var. 2. Valse - Var. 3. Deciso - Var. 4. Arabesque - Var. 5. Burletta - Var. 6. Tango - Var. 7. Scherzando - Var. 8. Tango - Var. 9. Berceuse - Var. 10. Finale), for orchestra (2222/4330, timp, perc, 1 harp, strings), 16', Sakskøbing, Bayonne, 2007/2024/2025, Schott, Hanne Kurup, -, -, -.
The melody of "Vil du danse med mig?" is used with kind permission of Hanne Kurup.
Other version: for organ
This piece is based on a danish song « Vil du danse med mig ?” (Will you dance with me?), by author and composer Hanne Kurup. It consists of a set of 10 contrasted variations : Theme, Cantabile, Valse, Deciso, Arabesque, Burletta, Tango, Scherzando, Tango, Berceuse and Finale. The title ”To call my true love to my dance” is quoted from a christmas carol : Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day. The melody of ”Vil du danse med mig?” is used with kind permission of Hanne Kurup.