sentences:  During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, mass song gatherings, using these melodies, were part of Denmark's "spiritual re-armament", and after the war in 1945 Nielsen's contributions were characterised by one writer as "shining jewels in our treasure-chest of patriotic songs".This remains a significant factor in Danish assessment of the composer.Between 1994 and 2009 a complete new edition of Nielsen's works, the "Carl Nielsen Edition", was commissioned by the Danish Government (at a cost of over 40 million kroner).