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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 20 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.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
5 Pieces — —— GuitarClassical 1
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 2 - Vals - Piano — Op.12 No. 2— —Classical 2
Berceuse Op.38 No. 1 - Piano — Op.38 No. 1— —Classical 2
Melody Op.38 No. 3 - Piano — Op.38 No. 3— —Classical 2
Leaping Dance Op.38 No. 5 - Piano — Op.38 No. 5— —Classical 2
Waltz Op.38 No. 7 - Piano — Op.38 No. 7— —Classical 2
Rosenknoppen Op.18 No. 8 - Score — Op.18 No. 8— PianoClassical 2
Lyric Pieces Book 5, op. 54, no. 1: Shepherd's Boy, piano — op. 54, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 8, op. 65, no. 5: Ballade — op. 65, no. 5— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71, no. 7: Remembrances — op. 71, no. 7— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 7: Elegy — op. 47, no. 7— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 6: Elegy — op. 38, no. 6— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 3, op. 43, no. 2: Einsamer Wanderer — op. 43, no. 2— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 9, op. 68, no. 6: Melancholy Waltz — op. 68, no. 6— —Classical 1
Humoresque No. 3 in C major - from "Four Humoresques" Op. 6 — Op. 6C major PianoClassical 1
Humoresque No. 4 in G minor - from "Four Humoresques" Op. 6 — Op. 6G minor —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.11, In Dovre Mountains in Norway, piano — Op.17 No.11— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.8, The Pig, piano — Op.17 No.8— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.13, Reiselaat — Op.17 No.13— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71, no. 4: Silence of the Woods, piano — op. 71, no. 4— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 6, op. 57, no. 5: She Dances, piano — op. 57, no. 5— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 5: Vision, piano — op. 62, no. 5— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 9, op. 68, no. 4: Evening in the mountains, piano — op. 68, no. 4— —Classical 1
It Happened in my Youth — —— —Classical 1
Dance No. 3 in G Major — —G major —Classical 1
Clouds, Op. 12, No. 1 — Op. 12, No. 1— —Classical 1
She Is So White, Op. 18, No. 2 — Op. 18, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Hunter's Song, Op. 4, No. 4 — Op. 4, No. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wandering in the Woods, Op. 18, No. 1 — Op. 18, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
My Thoughts Are As the Mighty Hills, Op. 5, No. 4 — Op. 5, No. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Four Piano Pieces, Op. 1 — Op. 1— —Classical 1
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 1 - Arietta - Piano — Op.12 No. 1— —Classical 2
Lyrical Pieces Op.43 No. 5 - Erotik - Piano — Op.43 No. 5— —Classical 2
5 Pieces - Score — —— GuitarClassical 2
Sonata Op. 7 in e minor - Piano — Op. 7E minor —Classical 2
Peer Gynt Op.23 No.11 - Solvejgs sang - Piano — Op.23 No.11— —Classical 2
Lyrical Pieces Op.43 No. 1 - Schmetterling - Piano — Op.43 No. 1— —Classical 2
Lyric Piece Op.54 No. 5 — Op.54 No. 5— PianoClassical 1
Vandring i skoven Op.18 No. 1 - Score — Op.18 No. 1— PianoClassical 2
Canon Op.38 No. 8 - Piano — Op.38 No. 8— —Classical 2
Strange Music — —— Piano, VocalClassical 1
Swingin' in the Halls of the Mountain King - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 2
On the Journey Home — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Lyric Pieces , no. 2: Waltz — —— —Classical 1
Radiant Night — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Allegro Con Leggerezza - No. 1 from "4 Pieces" Op. 1 — Op. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 5, op. 54, no. 2: Norwegian march, piano — op. 54, no. 2— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 3: Melody in A minor — op. 47, no. 3A minor —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.