Ib Nørholm

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Ib Nørholm (born January 24, 1931 in Søborg, Copenhagen) is a Danish composer and organist.

Nørholm studied with Vagn Holmboe at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he later taught (from 1973), becoming a professor in 1981. Among the honours Nørholm has received are the Carl Nielsen Prize in 1971 and a knighthood in 1981.

Initially, Nørholm's music was very much in the tradition of Carl Nielsen, as exemplified by his first symphony (1956-8). In the 1960s, however, Nørholm began to explore the possibilities of serialism and graphic scores. Later still his music took on a more economical approach, often characterised by the term 'new simplicity'.

Compositions by Nørholm include the opera The Young Park (1969-70), Symphony No. 3 (1973), sonatas for accordion (1967) and guitar (1976), Idylles d'Apocalypse for organ and orchestra (1980), Symphony No. 5 'The Elements' (1980), Immanence for solo flute (1983), Aspects of Sand and Simplicity for string orchestra (1987), a symphonic fantasy Hearing Andersen (1987), and the choral work Sjaelfuld Sommer (1997).

In addition to his activities as a composer, Nørholm is a prolific music critic and choral conductor.

Contents 1 Selected works 1.1 Orchestral music 1.2 Chamber music 1.3 Solo instrumental music

[edit] Selected works

[edit] Orchestral music

• Ten symphonies (1956-58, 1968-71, 1973, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1990, 1998)
• Concerto for violin and orchestra (1974)
• Concerto for cello and orchestra (1989)

[edit] Chamber music

• Mosaic: Recitative Fragments, op. 15 (1959) for flute, violin, viola and cello
• Varianter, op. 19 (1959) for violin and piano
• Præludium til min vintermorgen (Prelude to my Winter Morning), op. 52 (1971) for flute, violin, viola, cello and piano
• Kontrast-Kontinuum, op. 70 (1977) for flute quartet
• Så at sige (So to Say), op. 74 (1978) for flute and percussion
• Essai prismatique, op. 77 (1979) for violin, cello and piano
• Before Silence, op. 83 (1980) for flute trio
• Den ortodokse drøm (The Orthodox Dream), op. 92 (1984) for flute, cello and harpsichord
• Medusa's Shadow, op. 105 (1987) for flute, guitar, viola and cello
• Saxophone Quartet (1992)
• Nu og Da (2000-01) for voices and string quartet
• Jubilate Deo in Primavere (2005) for flute, saxophone and percussion

[edit] Solo instrumental music

• Sonata No. 1, op. 69 (1976) for guitar
• Turbulens-Laminar, op. 93 (1984) for piano
• Sonata No. 2, op. 110 (1989) for guitar
• A Song of Breath and Wings (2002) for clarinet