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 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anitra's Dance From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 for Woodwind Quartet | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet | — | 1 |
| Morning Mood for Clarinet Quartet | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Grieg Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 , for string quartet, CG204 | — | — | — | Cello, violin, String Quartet, Viola | — | 1 |
| Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Classical Duets for Violin & Piano: Morning | — | — | — | Piano, violin | — | 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.