Sound · Music · Original Music Composer
Born Jul 13, 1932 · Gentofte, Denmark
Active 1964–2025 · Awards: Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Nordic Council Music Prize, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Wihuri Sibelius Prize, Henrik Steffens Prize, Gaudeamus International Composers Award, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg), Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Per Nørgård 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.