Ole Buck (born 1 February 1945, in

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) is a

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composer. He studied the

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from the age of twelve. He also made many early attempts at

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, eventually achieving a breakthrough at the age of 20 with ''Calligraphy'' for soprano and chamber orchestra. He later studied in Aarhus, producing such works as ''Fioriture'' (1965) for flute and piano and ''Punctuations'' (1968) for orchestra. Buck's ''Summertrio'' (1968) for flute,

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and

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indicated a new direction for Danish music, promptly dubbed the "

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". Other significant pieces in Buck's output include the

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''Felix Luna'' (1970–71), ''Fairies'' (1972) for soprano and orchestra, ''Pastorals'' (1976) for orchestra, ''Microcosm'' (1992) for string quartet, ''Rivers and Mountains'' (1994) for orchestra, and ''Flower Ornament Music'' (2002) for chamber group.

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