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Per Nørgård

1932 - 2025

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Per Nørgård is the 877th most popular composer, the 335th most popular biography from Denmark and the 6th most popular Danish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Per Nørgård ranks 877 out of 1,451. Before him are Joseph Canteloube, Emil von Reznicek, Nikolai Zaremba, Friedrich Cerha, Leo Fall, and Zacharia Paliashvili. After him are Henri Tomasi, Galina Ustvolskaya, Albéric Magnard, Martin Wegelius, David Del Tredici, and Ernst Toch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Per Nørgård ranks 227. Before him are Antti Hyvärinen, Joanna Chmielewska, Enzo Mari, Ray Cooney, Arnold Wesker, and Henri Namphy. After him are Siegfried Rauch, Mika Antić, Henri Nouwen, On Kawara, Yakir Aharonov, and Henri Schwery. Among people deceased in 2025, Per Nørgård ranks 67. Before him are Vlastimil Hort, Lee Shau-kee, Akinori Nakayama, Thanin Kraivichien, Mauricio Funes, and Peter Lax. After him are Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Friðrik Ólafsson, Luis Galván, Jayant Narlikar, Eva Klein, and David Vunagi.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Per Nørgård ranks 335 out of 1,032. Before him are Henning Jensen (1949), Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655), Cecil Bødker (1927), Peter Freuchen (1886), Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1792), and Jean Hersholt (1886). After him are Erik Eriksen (1902), Palle Huld (1912), Hans Wegner (1914), Thomas Kingo (1634), Vilhelm Buhl (1881), and Lucile Grahn (1819).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Per Nørgård ranks 6. Before him are Carl Nielsen (1865), Niels Gade (1817), Hans Christian Lumbye (1810), Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), and Rued Langgaard (1893). After him are Emil Hartmann (1836), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Jesper Kyd (1972), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), and Poul Ruders (1949).

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