Per Nørgård

Prelude To Breaking (Version 2010)

Ensemble Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello Flute dbl. Alto Flute in G Clarinet in A dbl. Bass Clarinet in B Harp

The score is written in C
The above is the instrumentation of the 2010 version from 2010. This 2010 version (with Harp instead of Piano and without Percussion)was edited by harpist Tine Rehling in 2010, in collaboration with A Mezzo Soprano may (ad lib.) sing the following fragment of a text'Drunknande i dimman gryningens svindelfaglar: den glasklare drömmens punkter av glömska. ''Drowning in the mist the birds of dizziness in the dawn: moments of forgetfullness in the crystal clear dream. 'by Gunnar Ekelöf in the Coda (bars 85 to 91):Ivan Hansen and the composer, based on the org. version from 1986.