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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 22 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
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 5 - Folkevise - Piano — Op.12 No. 5— —Classical 2
Halling Op.38 No. 4 - Piano — Op.38 No. 4— —Classical 2
Hun er saa hvid Op.18 No. 2 - Score and Parts — Op.18 No. 2— PianoClassical 2
In the Swing of the Mountain King - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 2
Take Good Heed — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Six Poetic Tone-Pictures, op. 3, no. 4 — op. 3, no. 4— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces , no. 5: Volksweise — —— —Classical 1
Minstrel's Song — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Allegretto con moto, No. 4 from "4 Piano Pieces", Op. 1, No. 4 — Op. 1, No. 4— —Classical 1
Woodland Wandering — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Non Allegro e Molto Espressivo - No. 2 from "4 Pieces" Op. 1 — Op. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 3, op. 43, no. 1: Papillon — op. 43, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 3, op. 43, no. 5: Erotik — op. 43, no. 5— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 6: Springtanz — op. 47, no. 6— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 1: Waltz-Impromptu — op. 47, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 1, op. 12, no. 4: Elfentanz — op. 12, no. 4— —Classical 1
There Stood Two Girls — —— —Classical 1
Little Astrid — —— —Classical 1
Humoresque No. 1 in D major - from "Four Humoresques" Op. 6 — Op. 6D major —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.9, When My Eyes, Ole in a rage, piano — Op.17 No.9— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.18, Stumping Dance, piano — Op.17 No.18— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 6, op. 57, no. 1: Vanished days, piano — op. 57, no. 1— —Classical 1
Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 6: Homeward bound, piano — op. 62, no. 6— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.24, Bridal Song, piano — Op.17 No.24— —Classical 1
The Song of Siri Dale — —— —Classical 1
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No.22, Cow calling Song, piano — Op.17 No.22— —Classical 1
The Young Man — —— —Classical 1
The Odalisk — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
The First Meeting, Op. 21, No. 1 — Op. 21, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
One Summer Night, Op. 26, No. 2 — Op. 26, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Departed, Op. 25, No. 5 — Op. 25, No. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Twenty-five Norwegian Folksongs and Dances, Op.17 — Op.17— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: 1st B — —— —Classical 2
Peer Gynt Suite: 2nd B — —— —Classical 2
Peer Gynt Suite: B — —— —Classical 2
Peer Gynt Suite: E — —— —Classical 2
Solitary Traveler , Op. 43, No. 2 — Op. 43, No. 2— PianoClassical 3
Homewards , Op. 62, No. 6 — Op. 62, No. 6— PianoClassical 3
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 1 - Arietta — Op.12 No. 1— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 2 - Vals — Op.12 No. 2— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 4 - Elverdans — Op.12 No. 4— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 5 - Folkevise — Op.12 No. 5— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 7 - Stambogsblad — Op.12 No. 7— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.12 No. 8 - Faedrelandssang — Op.12 No. 8— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.38 No. 2 - Volksweise — Op.38 No. 2— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.43 No. 1 - Schmetterling — Op.43 No. 1— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.43 No. 2 - Einsamer Wanderer — Op.43 No. 2— —— 0
Lyrical Pieces Op.43 No. 5 - Erotik — Op.43 No. 5— —— 0

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.