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Beginning in 1901, Nielsen received a modest state pension — 800 kroner at first, growing to 7, 500 kroner by 1927 — to augment his violinist's salary.

This allowed him to stop taking private pupils and left him more time to compose.

From 1903, he also had an annual retainer from his principal publisher, Wilhelm Hansen Edition.

Between 1905 and 1914 he served as second conductor at the Royal Theatre.

From 1914 to 1926, he conducted the orchestra of Musikforeningen or the Music Society.

In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and continued to work there until his death, in his last year as director of the institute.