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Per Nørgård

1932 - Today

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Per Nørgård (pronounced [ˈpʰɛɐ̯ ˈnɶɐ̯ˌkɒˀ]; born 13 July 1932) is a Danish composer and music theorist. Though his style has varied considerably throughout his career, his music has often included repeatedly evolving melodies—such as the infinity series—in the vein of Jean Sibelius, and a perspicuous focus on lyricism. Reflecting on this, the composer Julian Anderson described his style as "one of the most personal in contemporary music". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Nørgård has received more than 144,937 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Per Nørgård is the 877th most popular composer (down from 859th in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 317th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Danish Composer.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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.

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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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