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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 21 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
Poetic Tone-Picture in B-flat Major - No. 2 from "Six Poetic Tone-Pictures" Op. 3 — Op. 3B-flat major —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 7: Waltz — op. 38, no. 7— —Classical 1
Albumblatt , Op.28, No. 2 — Op.28, No. 2— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 5: Melancoly — op. 47, no. 5— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 9, op. 68, no. 1: Matrosenlied — op. 68, no. 1— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.14, I Sing with a Sorrowful Heart, piano — Op.17 No.14— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.17, The Big Fly and the Small Fly, piano — Op.17 No.17— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 6, op. 57, no. 4: Mystery, piano — op. 57, no. 4— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 3: French Serenade, piano — op. 62, no. 3— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 8, op. 65, no. 3: Melancholy, piano — op. 65, no. 3— —Classical 1
Call and Cradle Song — —— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.25, The Ravens' wedding in Kraakalund — Op.17 No.25— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.21, Saebygga , piano — Op.17 No.21— —Classical 1
The Poet's Last Song, Op. 18, No. 3 — Op. 18, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Love, Op. 15, No. 2 — Op. 15, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Humility, Op. 18, No. 6 — Op. 18, No. 6— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Sunshine Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Album-Rhyme, Op. 25, No. 3 — Op. 25, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
19 previously unprinted Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 66 — Op. 66— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces, Complete — —— —Classical 1
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 4 - Elverdans - Piano — Op.12 No. 4— —Classical 2
Fairy-dance Op.12 No. 4 — Op.12 No. 4— —Classical 1
Poesien Op.18 No. 5 - Score — Op.18 No. 5— PianoClassical 2
Folk Melody Op.38 No. 2 - Piano — Op.38 No. 2— —Classical 2
Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak — —— —Classical 1
First Meeting — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Aus Dem Volkslieben, op. 19, no. 1: On the Mountains — op. 19, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 2: Gratitude — op. 62, no. 2— —Classical 1
Poetic Tone-Picture in E Minor - No. 6 from "Six Poetic Tone-Pictures" Op. 3 — Op. 3E minor —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 1: Berceuse — op. 38, no. 1— —Classical 1
Albumblatt , Op.28, No. 4 — Op.28, No. 4— —Classical 1
Albumblatt , Op.28, No. 1 — Op.28, No. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 2: Feuille d'Album — op. 47, no. 2— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 9, op. 68, no. 2: Grossmutters Menuett — op. 68, no. 2— —Classical 1
In Ola Valley, In Ola Lake — —— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.4, Niels Tallefjoren the proud fellow, piano — Op.17 No.4— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.7, Halling , piano — Op.17 No.7— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.15, The Last Sunday Evening, piano — Op.17 No.15— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 1: Sylph, piano — op. 62, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 4: Little Brook, piano — op. 62, no. 4— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.23, Peasant song , piano — Op.17 No.23— —Classical 1
A King Ruled in the East — —— —Classical 1
Dance No. 4 in D Major — —D major —Classical 1
My Song Shall Be Thine, Sweet Spring-time — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
The Old Song, Op. 4, No. 5 — Op. 4, No. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Song of Hope, Op. 26, No. 1 — Op. 26, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
With a Waterlily, Op. 25, No. 4 — Op. 25, No. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Four Humoresques, Op. 6 — Op. 6— —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.