Editing Carl Nielsen (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Carl Nielsen-1928.jpg|thumb|right|alt=photograph of Carl Nielsen in a dark suit and tie sitting behind crumpled papers including a letter with his signature|Nielsen at a 1928 rehearsal of ''Saul og David'' in Gothenburg.]]
From 1916, Nielsen taught at the Royal Academy where he became director in 1931, shortly before his death. He also had private students in his earlier days in order to supplement his income. As a result of his teaching, Nielsen has exerted considerable influence on classical music in Denmark.{{sfn|Grimley|2010|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mv6ZD7378CcC&pg=PA10 p.&nbsp;10 footnote]}} Among his most successful pupils were the composers Thorvald Aagaard, remembered in particular for his songs, [[Harald Agersnap]], both a conductor and orchestral composer, and [[Jørgen Bentzon]] who composed choral and chamber music mainly for his folk music school (Københavns Folkemusikskole). Among his other students were the musicologist [[Knud Jeppesen]], the pianist [[Herman David Koppel|Herman Koppel]], the academy professor and symphony composer [[Poul Schierbeck]], the organist Emilius Bangert who played at [[Roskilde Cathedral]], and [[Nancy Dalberg]], one of Nielsen's private students who helped with the orchestration of ''Aladdin''. Nielsen also instructed the conductor and choirmaster [[Mogens Wöldike]], remembered for his interpretations of Baroque music, and [[Rudolph Simonsen]], the pianist and composer who became director of the Academy after Nielsen's death.{{sfn|Caron|2013}}

The Carl Nielsen Society maintains a listing of performances of Nielsen's works, classified by region (Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe apart from Scandinavia and outside Europe) which demonstrates that his music is regularly performed throughout the world. The concerti and symphonies feature frequently in these listings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Performances |publisher=Carl Nielsen Society |url=http://carlnielsen.dk/pages/performances/denmark-201415.php |access-date=22 April 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518231930/http://carlnielsen.dk/pages/performances/denmark-201415.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Carl Nielsen International Competition commenced in the 1970s under the auspices of the [[Odense Symphony Orchestra]]. A four-yearly violin competition has been held there since 1980. Flute and clarinet competitions were later added, but these have now been discontinued. An international Organ Competition, founded by the city of Odense, became associated with the Nielsen competition in 2009, but from 2015 will be organized separately, based in Odense Cathedral.<ref>{{harvnb|''Nielsen Notes''|2015}}; {{harvnb|Odense Symphony Orchestra}}.</ref>

In his home country, the Carl Nielsen Museum, in Odense, is dedicated to Nielsen and his wife, Anne Marie.<ref name="CNM" /> The composer is featured on the [[Banknotes of Denmark, 1997 series#The 100 kroner note|100 kroner note]] issued by the [[Danmarks Nationalbank|Danish National Bank]] from 1997 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1997 Series |publisher=[[Danmarks Nationalbank]] |url=http://www.nationalbanken.dk/en/banknotes_and_coins/Danish_previous_notes/Pages/The-1997-series.aspx |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605225205/https://www.nationalbanken.dk/en/banknotes_and_coins/Danish_previous_notes/Pages/The-1997-series.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> His image was selected in recognition of his contribution to Danish music compositions such as his opera ''Maskarade'', his ''Espansiva'' symphony and his many songs including "Danmark, nu blunder den lyse nat".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business.dk/diverse/ny-100-kroneseddel-til-november|title=Ny 100-kroneseddel til november|newspaper=Berlingske|date=17 August 1999|access-date=20 May 2015|language=da|archive-date=2 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302201405/https://www.business.dk/diverse/ny-100-kroneseddel-til-november|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several special events were scheduled on or around 9 June 2015 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Nielsen's birth. In addition to many performances in Denmark, concerts were programmed in cities across Europe, including London, Leipzig, Kraków, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Vienna, and even further afield in Japan, Egypt and New York.<ref name="Calendar" /> For 9 June, Nielsen's birthday, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra presented a programme in Copenhagen's [[Koncerthuset|DR Concert Hall]] featuring ''Hymnus amoris'', the ''Clarinet Concerto'' and ''Symphony No. 4'' for a broadcast extending across Europe and the United States.<ref name="Gallaconcert" /><ref name="Milestones" /> The [[Danish Royal Opera]] has programmed ''Maskarade''<ref name="Operabase-Maskarade" /> and a new production (directed by David Pountney) of ''Saul og David''.<ref name="Operabase-Saul-og-David" /> During 2015, the [[Danish Quartet]] scheduled performances of Nielsen's string quartets in Denmark, Israel, Germany, Norway and the UK (at the [[Cheltenham Music Festival]]).<ref name="Danish Quartet" /> In the UK, the [[BBC Philharmonic]] prepared a concert series on Nielsen beginning on 9 June in [[Manchester]].<ref name="BBC-Syms" /> Nielsen's ''Maskarade'' overture was also the first item for the opening night of the 2015 [[BBC Promenade Concerts]] in London, while his compositions featured in five other concerts of the Prom season.<ref>{{cite web |title=First night of the Proms |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ezpxj5 |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321201655/https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ezpxj5 |url-status=live }}<br />• {{cite web |title=Carl Nielsen |work=Proms Events |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/composers/176 |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=26 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426194556/https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/composers/176 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of Odense, which has strong connections with Nielsen, developed an extensive programme of concerts and cultural events for the anniversary year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Nielsen 2015 |language=da |publisher=oplev.odense.dk |url=http://oplev.odense.dk/topmenu/kalender/festivaler-og-events/carl-nielsen-2015 |access-date=3 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420070203/http://www.oplev.odense.dk/topmenu/kalender/festivaler-og-events/carl-nielsen-2015 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Minor planet [[6058 Carlnielsen]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=6058 |title=(6058) Carlnielsen = 1974 OM = 1978 VL5 = 1981 UF13 |publisher=Minor planet center |access-date=27 March 2020 |archive-date=23 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923222050/http://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=6058 |url-status=live }}</ref>