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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

Occupations
composer; pianist
Education
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig; Tanks Upper Secondary School
Teachers
Carl Reinecke
Instruments played
piano
Genres
classical music
Notable works
Peer Gynt
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎
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 46 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
Wedding day at Troldhaugen, No. 6 from "Lyric Pieces" Book VIII, Op. 65 — Op. 65— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Ase's Death , Op. 46 — Op. 46— —— 0
Morning Dew, Op. 4, No. 2 — Op. 4, No. 2— —— 0
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Euphonium — —— —— 0
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Tuba 2 — —— —— 0
2 Elegische Melodien Op.34 No. 2 - Letzter Frühling - Score — Op.34 No. 2— —— 0
2 Elegische Melodien Op.34 No. 1 - Herzwunden - Preface — Op.34 No. 1— —— 0
Butterfly Op.43 No. 1 - Piano — Op.43 No. 1— —— 0
Erotic Poem Op.43 No. 5 - Piano — Op.43 No. 5— —— 0
Three Melodies - Horn in F — —— —— 0
Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46" - Score — Op. 46— —— 0
Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46" - Score and Parts — Op. 46— —— 0
Morning - Score and Parts — —— —— 0
Morning - Cello — —— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Violin 3 — Op. 46— —— 0
Two Norwegian Dances - Oboe — —— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: In the Hall of the Mountain King — —— —— 0
Norwegian Dances for Orchestra, op. 35, no. 1 in D minor — op. 35, no. 1D minor —— 0
Solveig's Song, from Six Song Transcriptions, Op. 52, no. 4 — Op. 52, no. 4— —— 0
Holberg Suite, op. 40, no. 2: Sarabande — op. 40, no. 2— —— 0
Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, no. 1: Herzwunden — op. 34, no. 1— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Dance of Anitra , Op. 46 — Op. 46— —— 0
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Euphonium 1 BC/TC — —— —— 0
Butterfly Op.43 No. 1 - Preface — Op.43 No. 1— —— 0
Erotic Poem Op.43 No. 5 - Preface — Op.43 No. 5— —— 0
Three Melodies - Piano Score — —— —— 0
Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46" - Trumpet 1 in B-flat — Op. 46— —— 0
Morning - Bass — —— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Viola — Op. 46— —— 0
Two Norwegian Dances - Clarinet in Bb — —— —— 0
My Song to the Spring I Proffer — —— —— 0
Norwegian Dances, op. 35, no. 3 — op. 35, no. 3— —— 0
In Folk Style from "Two Nordic Melodies" — —— —— 0
Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71, no. 5: Norwegian dance, piano — op. 71, no. 5— —— 0
The Wounded Heart, No. 1 from "Two Elegiac Melodies", Op. 34 - Piano — Op. 34— —— 0
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Euphonium 2 BC/TC — —— —— 0
Melodies of the Heart, Op. 5 — Op. 5— —— 0
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Cornet 1/Trumpet 1 — —— —— 0
Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46" - Trumpet 2 in B-flat — Op. 46— —— 0
My Land. 8. Joyful Morning — —— —— 0
Morning - Violin 1 — —— —— 0
Morning - Piano — —— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Score and Parts — Op. 46— —— 0
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Violoncello — Op. 46— —— 0
Two Norwegian Dances - Horn in F — —— —— 0
Cow-call and Peasant Dance from "Two Nordic Melodies" — —— —— 0
Good Morning, Op. 21, No. 2 — Op. 21, No. 2— —— 0
The Wounded Heart, No. 1 from "Two Elegiac Melodies", Op. 34 - Cello — Op. 34— —— 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.