Per Norgård
Danish composer
Per Nørgård (pronounced [ˈpʰɛɐ̯ ˈnɶɐ̯ˌkɒˀ]; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style varied considerably throughout his career, his music often included repeatedly evolving melodies, in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a perspicuous focus on lyricism. He based music on "infinity series" and other mathematical models. He composed large-scale works, eight symphonies including the choral Third, concertos and operas such as Gilgamesh. His chamber music includes ten string quartets and music for guitar. Some later works were inspired by the art of Adolf Wölfli.
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Works
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- A Light Hour
- A Light Hour: 1
- A Light Hour: 2
- A Light Hour: 3
- A Light Hour: 4
- Adagio
- Aftonland, op. 10
- Animals in Concert
- Animals in Concert: I. A Tortoise's Tango
- Animals in Concert: II. A Light of a Night - Paul Meets Bird
- Animals in Concert: III. Hermit Crab Tango - Esperanza
- Arresø-billeder
- Arresø-billeder: No. 1. Månespejl - Fuglemorgen
- Arresø-billeder: No. 2. Frostkrystal
- Arresø-billeder: No. 3. Svanesang
- Arresø-billeder: No. 4. Dråbespil
- Babette's Feast
- Breaking (Version for chamber orchestra)
- Cello Concerto no. 1 "Between"
- Cello Concerto no. 1 "Between": I. In Between
- Cello Concerto no. 1 "Between": II. Turning Point
- Cello Concerto no. 1 "Between": III. Among
- Cello Sonata no. 1
- Cello Sonata no. 1: I. Lento ma espansivo – Allegro non troppo
- Cello Sonata no. 1: II. Tranquillo
- Cello Sonata no. 1: III. Allegro con brio
- Cello Sonata no. 2 “In due tempi”
- Cello Sonata no. 2 “In due tempi”: I. Solo intimo
- Cello Sonata no. 2 “In due tempi”: II. Solo in scèna
- Concerto in due tempi
- Day and Night
- Day and Night: No. 1. A Kill
- Day and Night: No. 2. Silversweet Sound
- Der göttliche Tivoli
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: 'Wölfli - der Unglücksfall im Arrest (Adolf Wölfli)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Auferstehung (Adolf Wölfli, Vogelis, All)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Des Luftschiffers Fall (und Trost des Hausarztes) (Adolf II, Mutti, Lidia Wildermuth)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Die Verwandlungen der Lidia Wildermuth (Gottin Sereena, Doktor, Doufi, Mutti)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Die automatische Tantzplatte (Vogelis, Doufi, Bianca, Mathilde)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Erwachen im Himmel (D'r Hund zersprengt seine Ketten) (Adolf Wölfli, Gottin Sereena, Mutti)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Katastrophe mit Fall (Die Uhr Schlägt zwölf) (Adolf II, Mutti, Neger, Margritt, Tochter, Doktor)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act I: Lobgesänge mit Absturz (Adolf Wölfli, Doufi, Bianca)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act II: "Halleluja" - Schlusschor - Der Tanz im Paradies (All)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act II: Des Königs Kommentar (König Alfons XII, Doufi, Adolf Wölfli)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act II: Erschaffung - Ameisenfuge (Doufi, Mutti, Adolf, Adolf II)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act II: Fahrt mit dem Tram (Santta Maria, Königin Cathrine, Doufi, König)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Act II: Ist wohl ein Unfall-Arzt zur Stelle? (Adolf Wölfli, Mutti, Adolf, Adolf II)
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Prolog I: Ein Totschlag
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Prolog II: So silbern tönt's
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Prolog III: Gondellied
- Der göttliche Tivoli: Vorspiel
- Drømmesange
- En stjerne er sat
- Entwicklungen
- Entwicklungen: No. 1. Kindheit
- Entwicklungen: No. 2. Die Genesende
- Flos ut rosa floruit
- Flyvende sommer
- Flyvende sommer: I. Lavmælt
- Flyvende sommer: II. Lyttende
- Flyvende sommer: III. Legende
- Fons Laetitiae
- From the Ever More Distant Stars
- Gaudet mater
- I Ching
- I Ching: I. Thunder Repeated: The Image of Shock
- I Ching: II. The Taming Power of the Small
- I Ching: III. The Gentle, the Penetrating
- I Ching: IV. Towards Completion: Fire over Water
- Iris
- Julens glæde - Himmelfalden
- Konstellationer, op. 22
- Konstellationer, op. 22: I. Konstellationer. Allegro con spirito
- Konstellationer, op. 22: II. Kontraster. Andante affettuoso
- Konstellationer, op. 22: III. Vekselspil. Allegro vivace
- Libro Per Nobuko
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta: I. Prologo
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta: II. Stravagante
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta: III. Cantante
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta: IV. Giocante
- Libro Per Nobuko: I. La melodia segreta: V. Epilogo
- Libro Per Nobuko: II. Bofast
- Light Awakening
- Luna
- Luna: I. Lento
- Luna: II. Lento
- Luna: III. Allegretto - Allegro - Lento - Andante - Lento
- Luna: IV. Andante - Lento - Andante
- Lysning
- Metamorfosi
- Najads: I.
- Najads: II.
- Night of Splendour
- Nova genitura
- Nuit des hommes
- Nuit des hommes: Deuxième acte
- Nuit des hommes: Deuxième acte: Demain l'assaut
- Nuit des hommes: Deuxième acte: Du coton dans les oreilles
- Nuit des hommes: Deuxième acte: Pléthore
- Nuit des hommes: Deuxième acte: Éloge à la guerre
- Nuit des hommes: Entr'acte
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: La Musique militaire
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: Le Beau Rubis
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: Le Départ
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: Les Orgueilleux
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: O portes de ton corps
- Nuit des hommes: Premier acte: Voyage
- Nuit des hommes: Prologue "Ouvertures"
- Nuit des hommes: Èpilogue
- Out of This World - Parting
- Pastorale
- Plutonian Ode
- Prelude to Breaking
- Recall
- Recall: I. Cantico antico
- Recall: II. Villanesca
- Seadrift: I. Being Together
- Solen så jeg
- Sonata "The Secret Melody": I. Prologue
- Sonata "The Secret Melody": II. Roaming
- Sonata "The Secret Melody": IV. Playing
- Sonata "The Secret Melody": V. Epilogue
- Sonate breve, sonata for solo cello no. 3 "What - is the word!"
- Sonate breve, sonata for solo cello no. 3 "What - is the word!": II. Imposante
- Spell
- String Quartet no. 7: I. Andante - Allegro impetuoso
- String Quartet no. 7: II. Lentissimo, quasi non misurato
- String Quartet no. 7: III. Allegro con brio
- String Quartet no. 8: I. Prologue - Eulogy
- String Quartet no. 8: II. Man - Animal
- String Quartet no. 8: III. Voyage
- String Quartet no. 8: V. Epilogue - Elegy
- String Quartet no. 9
- String Quartet no. 9: I. Allegro energico
- Strings
- Strings: I. Moderato
- Strings: II. Allegro
- Strings: III. Adagio
- Strings: IV. Presto
- Strygekvartet nr. 1 "Quartetto breve": II. Allegro risoluto
- Suite from “Babette's Feast”: I. The Dunes I. Rider on the Hill
- Suite from “Babette's Feast”: II. The Dunes II
- Suite from “Babette's Feast”: III. Babette by Herself
- Symphony no. 2
- Symphony no. 4: I. Indian Rose Garden
- Symphony no. 5
- Sånger från "Aftonland", op. 17: Part I: No. 1: Allt är så underligt fjärran i dag
- Sånger från "Aftonland", op. 17: Part II: No. 3: Tacka vill jag
- Sånger från "Aftonland", op. 17: Part III: Det är om aftonen man bryter upp