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Portrait of Edvard Grieg

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 30 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
Norwegische Tänze Op.35 No. 2 - Secondo — Op.35 No. 2— —Classical 1
Norwegische Tänze Op.35 No. 4 - Secondo — Op.35 No. 4— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite II Op.55 No. 1 - Ingrids Klage - Piano — Op.55 No. 1— —Classical 1
Fairy-dance Op.12 No. 4 - Preface — Op.12 No. 4— —Classical 1
norwegian Melody Op. 12 No. 6 - Preface — Op. 12 No. 6— —Classical 1
National Song Op.12 No. 8 - Preface — Op.12 No. 8— —Classical 1
Folk Melody Op.38 No. 2 - Preface — Op.38 No. 2— —Classical 1
Halling Op.38 No. 4 - Preface — Op.38 No. 4— —Classical 1
Elegy Op.38 No. 6 - Preface — Op.38 No. 6— —Classical 1
Canon Op.38 No. 8 - Preface — Op.38 No. 8— —Classical 1
Solitary Traveller Op.43 No. 2 - Preface — Op.43 No. 2— —Classical 1
Little Bird Op.43 No. 4 - Preface — Op.43 No. 4— —Classical 1
Sarabande - Score — —— —Classical 1
Hytten Op.18 No. 7 - Score and Parts — Op.18 No. 7— PianoClassical 1
Swingin' in the Halls of the Mountain King - Clarinet 1 — —— —Classical 1
My Land. 4. Folksong — —— —Classical 1
My Land. 10. In My Native Land — —— —Classical 1
The Only Thing Op.33 No.8 — Op.33 No.8— —Classical 0
Peer Gynt Suite: 1st Trombone — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Baritone B.C. — —— —Classical 1
Air and Rigaudon: Solo Viola — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: Score — —— OrchestraClassical 2
A Grieg Portrait: Piano Accompaniment — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Andante — —— Piano— 1
A Grieg Portrait: 1st Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: 2nd Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: Viola — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: Cello — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: String Bass — —— OrchestraClassical 1
A Grieg Portrait: Timpani — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 — Op. 36A minor —Classical 1
Sarabande and Gavotte: 1st Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Sarabande and Gavotte: 2nd Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Sarabande and Gavotte: Viola — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Sarabande and Gavotte: Cello — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Sarabande and Gavotte: String Bass — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Flute — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Oboe — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Bassoon — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: 1st F Horn — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Baritone T.C. — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Tuba — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Mallets — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: Timpani — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: 1st Percussion — —— —Classical 1
Peer Gynt Suite: 2nd Percussion — —— —Classical 1
Air and Rigaudon: 1st Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Air and Rigaudon: 2nd Violin — —— OrchestraClassical 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.