Composer
Edvard Grieg
1843–1907
2,693 works in the index
- Born
- 1843
- Died
- 1907
- Birthplace
- Bergen
- Citizenship / historical state
- Norway
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Grieg wrote almost nothing large and a great deal that is small and very good, which makes him unusually well suited to amateur players. The Lyric Pieces — ten volumes of short piano pieces written across his whole career — are the core of it.
Those pieces span a genuinely wide difficulty range, from things playable within two or three years of starting to concert repertoire, and they are published both complete and in selections. The Peer Gynt music exists in every arrangement imaginable, and the Piano Concerto is one of the most-played in the repertoire.
His harmonic language draws on Norwegian folk music, which is why the pieces sound distinctive without being difficult — a rare combination and the reason they have stayed in print for well over a century.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Guitar, Flute, violin
- Genres represented
- Classical, Folk, pop, Christmas, Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 77 of 2,693
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 12 of 57
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Songs and Ballades, Op.9 | 1863-66IMSLP | Op.9 | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| 4 Songs for Male Voices, EG 160 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| 12 Songs, Op.33 | 1873-80IMSLP | Op.33 | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| String Quartet No.2 in C minor, EG 117 | 1891IMSLP | — | C minor | — | Classical | 3 |
| Symphonic Dances | 1896-97IMSLP | — | — | Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet | Classical | 2 |
| Violin Sonata No.2, Op.13 | 1867 JulyIMSLP | Op.13 | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Parting | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Autumn Storm | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Peer Gynt's Serenade | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 3 |
| With a Water-lily | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| You Whispered that You Loved Me | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Autumn Thoughts | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Greeting | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| The Way of the World | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| The Time of Roses | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Mit einer Wasserlilie | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Die alte Mutter | — | — | — | Piano, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Dereinst, Gedanke mein | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Zur Rosenzeit | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 4 |
| An das Vaterland | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Gamle Mor (Die Ale Mutter - Old Mother) | — | — | — | Piano, Low Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Ave maris stella (Blessed Virgin Mary) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 3 |
| Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Flute | Classical | 3 |
| A Song of Praise | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice High | Classical | 4 |
| Concerto | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| From Early Years, Op. 65, No. 1 | — | Op. 65, No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Ballad, Op. 65, No. 5 | — | Op. 65, No. 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Bell Ringing, Op. 54, No. 6 | — | Op. 54, No. 6 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Popular Melody, Op. 12, No. 5 | — | Op. 12, No. 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Canon, Op. 38, No. 2 | — | Op. 38, No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Elegy, Op. 47 No. 7 | — | Op. 47 No. 7 | — | Piano, Guitar | Classical | 4 |
| Suite II, Op. 55 - Arab Dance | — | Op. 55 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Suite I, Op. 46 - Ase's Death | — | Op. 46 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Sheperd Boy, Op.54 | — | Op.54 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Peasants' March, Op.54 | — | Op.54 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Bell-Ringing, Op.54 | — | Op.54 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Illusion, Op.57 | — | Op.57 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| She Dances, Op.57 | — | Op.57 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Little Troll, Op.71 | — | Op.71 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| From Holbergs Zeit, Suite in the old style, op. 40 (Piano solo) | — | op. 40 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Poetic Tone Picture, op. 3, no. 1 | — | op. 3, no. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Gjendine's lullaby, Op. 66, no. 19 | — | Op. 66, no. 19 | — | Piano, Organ | Classical | 7 |
| A Little Gray Man, Op. 66, No. 13 | — | Op. 66, No. 13 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Lyric Pieces, Book I - Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 | — | Op. 12, No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Lyric Pieces, Book I - Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 | — | Op. 12, No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Lyric Pieces, Book I - Watchman's Song (After Shakespeare's Macbeth), Op. 12, No. 3 | — | Op. 12, No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Lyric Pieces, Book I - Elves' Dance, Op. 12, No. 4 | — | Op. 12, No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Lyric Pieces, Book II - Melody, Op. 38, No. 3 | — | Op. 38, No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 46946549.