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Stjerne til støv

original song written, composed, and performed by Sebastian

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ111798356 ↗
Source-derived summary

Stjerne til støv is the final song, and title song, of the album Stjerne til støv (1981) by Sebastian (Danish musician). The song was selected as one of 12 popular songs within the Danish Culture Canon.

Editorial summary

“Stjerne til støv” enters the record as original song written, composed, and performed by Sebastian. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Stjerne, støv and original can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1981—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1981. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Stjerne, støv and original.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Stjerne til støv” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Stjerne, støv and original provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q111798356. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1981.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Stjerne til støv”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Stjerne til støv primary sources, Stjerne til støv archive and Stjerne research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  2. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
  3. How did later circulation or interpretation alter the work’s reception?
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This entry incorporates text from “Stjerne til støv” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.