Trio No. 1
Reappearance in other
works
When composing, Nørgård sometimes borrows material from previous works, not in order to quote from them as such, but because these 'reminiscences' suit the context of the work he is working on. This also applies to material from this Trio. A few examples: the previous example is shortened and further developed in the 2nd. movement:
This motif reappears in the final chorus of the 3rd Symphony:
Listen to the little, pizzicatoed cello figure at the beginning of the 2nd. movement of the Trio:
It then goes into hiding, only to re-emerge fully grown as a central motif in the second movement in the clarinet part, followed by the piano and cello:
This somewhat shrill motif reappears in the Fourth Symphony as a schizoid, Wölflian 'ländler':
Score sample © Edition WH