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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folk Melody Op.38 No. 2 | — | Op.38 No. 2 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite, No. 2, Op. 55 | — | Op. 55 | — | Piano, Hands | Classical | 3 |
| Peer Gynt Op.23 No.11 - Solvejgs sang | — | Op.23 No.11 | — | Accordion | — | 0 |
| En digters sidste sang Op.18 No. 3 | — | Op.18 No. 3 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Ase's Death From "Peer Gynt" | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tuba, Viola | Classical | 4 |
| Tolv melodier il digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, op. 33: No. 2. Våren | — | op. 33 | — | Piano, Voice, Tenor, Choir, Alto | Classical | 4 |
| Album for Mandssang, Op.30 | — | Op.30 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Andante con moto in C minor, EG 116 | 1878IMSLP | — | C minor | violin | Classical | 1 |
| Ave maris stella EG 150 | 1893IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Bergliot, Op.42 | — | Op.42 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Canon a 4 voci, EG 179 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Cantata at W.Christies Statue, EG 158 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Cantata to Karl Hals, EG 164 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Dig elsker jeg!, EG 127 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Flagsong, EG 172 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Gentleman Song | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Intermezzo EG 115 | 1866(?)IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Moods Op.73 | — | Op.73 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| The Mountain Maid, Op.67 | 1895IMSLP | Op.67 | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Mountain Thrall, Op.32 | 1878IMSLP | Op.32 | — | Baritone | Classical | 2 |
| Norwegian Peasant Dances Op.72 | — | Op.72 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Osterlied, EG 146 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Paa Hamars Ruiner, EG 140 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| 3 Piano Pieces EG 102 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| 4 Piano Pieces Op.1 | — | Op.1 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| 4 Psalms, Op.74 | 1906IMSLP | Op.74 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| 6 Romances, Op.39 | 1869–84IMSLP | Op.39 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| 23 Short Pieces for Piano, EG 104 | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| 2 Songs after Jørgen Moe | 1867IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| 2 Symphonic Pieces, Op.14 | — | Op.14 | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Taaren, EG 128 | 1865IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| To L.M. Lindemans Silverwedding | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Valgsang EG 149 | 1893IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| The White and the Red Rose, EG 137 | 1873IMSLP | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| I love but thee | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 3 |
| The Orphan | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Song on the Mountain | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Love | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Folk-song from Langeland | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Fiddlers | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| A Bird-song | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| The Youth | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| The Goal | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| From Monte Pincio | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Hidden Love | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| At the Grave of a Young Wife | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Ragnhild | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Ragna | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
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.