Ib Nørholm
Ib Nørholm (24 January 1931 in
.Life and career
Nørholm studied with
knighthood
in 1981.
Initially, Nørholm's music was very much in the tradition of
Later still his music took on a more economical approach, often characterised by the term 'new simplicity'.Compositions by Nørholm include the
Danish Broadcasting Corporation.[2] In all Nørholm has written twelve symphonies.[1] His second symphony, commissioned by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra is subtitled Isola Bella, and the fourth symphony is subtitled Moderskabelsen ("Mother Creation").[2]
The première of his twelfth symphony, Virkeligheder on texts by Thorkild Bjørnvig, Lene Henningsen and Inger Christensen, took place in Odense on 28 April 2011.
In addition to his activities as a composer, Nørholm was a prolific music critic and choral conductor.[citation needed] He died on 10 June 2019, aged 88.[3]
Selected works
Orchestral music
- Thirteen symphonies (1956–58, 1968–71, 1973, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1990, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2013)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1974)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra (1989)
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
Songs
- 3 Songs, Op. 3b : No. 1 Critique Of Gold No. 2 The Condemned Speak Of Their Country No. 3 Pictures, Pictures, Pictures
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
References
- ^ a b Samfundet website [full citation needed]
- ^ a b Mikkel Hauge Kofoed. "Ib Nørholm", DanishMusic.Info, website of the Danish Arts Agency. Archived 2017-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "En af dansk musiklivs store skikkelser er død: Nørholm elskede det finurlige og det sammensatte". Politiken (in Danish). 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
External links
- Edition S website, Ib Nørholm
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