Composer
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)
1843–1907
2,693 works in the index
- Born
- 1843
- Died
- 1907
- Birthplace
- Bergen
- Place of death
- 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.
Life and musical career
- Teachers
- Carl Reinecke
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- classical music
- Notable works
- Peer Gynt
- Birth name
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg
- Native languages
- Norwegian
- Languages used
- Norwegian
- VIAF ID
- 46946549
- ISNI
- 0000000122795367
- GND ID
- 118697641
- Library of Congress ID
- n79046495
- MusicBrainz ID
- 013c8e5b-d72a-4cd3-8dee-6c64d6125823
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
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 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Little Children, Op. 66 No. 17" | — | Op. 66 No. 17 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| "Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op. 19 No. 2" | — | Op. 19 No. 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Norwegian Dance, Op. 47 No. 6" | — | Op. 47 No. 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Old Folk Song, Op. 66 No. 14" | — | Op. 66 No. 14 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| "Scherzo-Impromptu, Op. 73 No. 2" | — | Op. 73 No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| "To the Spring, Op. 43 No. 6" | — | Op. 43 No. 6 | — | — | — | — |
| The Holberg Suite | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morning Mood | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, Piccolo, percussion, Saxopho | — | 0 |
| Norwegian Dance No1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norwegian Dance No3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norwegian Dance No4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I Love Thee Ich Liebe Dich from The Heart's Melodies, Op. 5 | — | Op. 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Faedrelandssang / National Song, op. 12, no. 8 | — | op. 12, no. 8 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Aa Ole engang i Sinde fik at beile / Song of the Suitor, op. 17, no. 10 | — | op. 17, no. 10 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Morgo ska du fa gifte deg / Tomorrow You Shall Marry Her, op. 66, no. 10 | — | op. 66, no. 10 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Bedstemors menuet / Grandmother's Minuet, op. 68, no. 2 | — | op. 68, no. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| So lokka me over den myra / Song of the Alpine Cowherd, op. 17, no. 22 | — | op. 17, no. 22 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Halling / Norwegian Dance, op. 38 No. 4 | — | op. 38 No. 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Entschwundene Tage / Vanished Days, op. 57 no. 1 | — | op. 57 no. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Schmetterling / Butterfly, op. 43 no. 1 | — | op. 43 no. 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bryllupsdag pa Troldhaugen / Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, op. 65 no. 6 | — | op. 65 no. 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| "Summer Evening, Op. 71 No. 2" | — | Op. 71 No. 2 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Ein boser Tag | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | — |
| Musz I Denn | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | — |
| What If I Never Speede (Downland) | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | — |
| Norwegian Dance Op. 35 #2 | — | Op. 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Morning has Broken | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavotte (from 'Holberg Suite') (Amazing Solos for Clarinet) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beside the Cradle | — | — | — | Saxophone | Classical | 1 |
| Moscow Nights | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | — |
| I Love Thee (Ich Liebe Dich) Wedding Prelude | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2) Heart Wounds | — | — | — | Horn, Trombone, Trumpet | Classical | — |
| Desire | — | — | — | Piano, percussion, Handbell | Classical | — |
| 2. Puck, Op. 71/3 | — | Op. 71/3 | — | Piano, Timpani, percussion | Classical | — |
| 3. Butterfly, Op. 43/1 | — | Op. 43/1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Huldigungsmarch | — | — | — | Piano, Timpani, percussion | Classical | — |
| Anna's Axe | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Arkansas Traveler | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Ashley's Song | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Baby Don't Love Me | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Bahia Tranquilo | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Bending The Blues | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Blow Away The Morning Dew | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blow, Ye Winds | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Blue Elegy | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Blue Rain | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| Bottleneck Joe | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | — |
| In The Hall Of The Mountain King (From Peer Gynt S | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.