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Bent Sørensen
tb, vn, *1958 DK
Musician / Composer of Classical
Bent Sørensen (born July 18, 1958) is a Danish composer.He studied composition with Ib Nørholm at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and with Per Nørgård at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus.His mature works create a sense of decay that is emotionally similar to viewing an aging visual artwork. There is a sense of compromised beauty. Sørensen achieves this by treating major/minor tonalities with microtonal inflections and blurring the harmonies with glissandi. Examples of this technique can be found in his trombone concerto "Birds and Bells", a work for orchestra and choir "Echoing Garden", and his violin concerto "Sterbende Gärten", which took the prestigious Nordic Music Prize in 1996. His early works deal with folksong in prosaic way. Sørensen has composed in a variety of mediums, inc
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Lontanamente - Fragmenter af en vals del 1 on fragmenter af en dans by Stundom, Emma Kragh-Elmøe & Jonas Frølund L'isola della città: I. — on Bent Sørensen: The Island in the City by Bent Sørensen, Trio con Brio Copenhagen, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste Lontanamente - Fragmenter af en vals del 2 on fragmenter af en dans by Stundom, Emma Kragh-Elmøe & Jonas Frølund St Matthew Passion: I. In veils of mist on Bent Sørensen: St Matthew Passion by Bent Sørensen, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen & Ensemble Allegria Havet står så blankt og stille (The Sea Stands So Still and Shining) on Bent Sørensen: Snowbells by Bent Sørensen, Danish National Vocal Ensemble & Paul Hillier L'isola della città: II. — on Bent Sørensen: The Island in the City by Bent Sørensen, Trio con Brio Copenhagen, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste Sneeklokken (The Snowbell) on Bent Sørensen: Snowbells by Bent Sørensen, Danish National Vocal Ensemble & Paul Hillier Looking On Darkness on Looking On Darkness by Frode Haltli & Vertavo String Quartet L'isola della città: IV. — on Bent Sørensen: The Island in the City by Bent Sørensen, Trio con Brio Copenhagen, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste Mignon (Papillons): I. Andante on Bent Sørensen: Mignon by Bent Sørensen, Katrine Gislinge, Lapland Chamber Orchestra & John StorgårdsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Frode Haltli - Bent Sørensen / Hans Abrahamsen | 2016 | Album |
| Snowbells | Bent Sørensen | 2016 | Album |
| Shadows Of Silence | Leif Ove Andsnes, Marc-André Dalbavie • Bent Sørensen • György Kurtág • Witold Lutoslawski, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Franz Welser-Möst | 2009 | Album |
| From Scandinavia | Magnus Lindberg / Bent Sørensen / Kaija Saariaho / Jukka Tiensuu - Kari Kriikku, Arditti Quartet | 2001 | Album |
| Birds And Bells | Bent Sørensen | 1999 | Album |
| Shadowland | Bent Sørensen | 1998 | Album |
| Sterbende Gärten; The Echoing Garden | Bent Sørensen | 1996 | Album |
| String Quartets | Arditti Quartet - Karl Aage Rasmussen, Bent Sørensen | 1990 | Album |
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