Edvard Grieg

Styles:
Romantic
Nationalist
Born:
June 15, 1843
Died:
September 04, 1907
Biography by "Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide
A Norwegian composer of folk-inspired works, including incidental music for Peer Gynt (1875). Grieg wrote for orchestra, solo piano, and string quartet and composed the Concerto for Piano & Orchestra in a, op. 16. Norway's most famous composer, actually of Scottish descent on his father's side, Grieg studied the folk tunes of his country in his youth (although he only actually quoted them once in his works) and studied with Robert Schumann in Leipzig, Germany. The clear mountain beauty of a Scandinavian landscape can be felt in the pure modal harmonies of pieces like the famous Concerto for Piano in a, with its melodies varied in inflection but not modulated in pitch. Sustained transparent textures combine with the warmth of a Schumannesque melodic sensibility.
Popular Products for Edvard Grieg Back to the top
Top Questions about Edvard Grieg Back to the top
Edvard Grieg is best known for his musical piece "In the hall of the mountain king." A very well-known piece, it features in many movies, cartoons and advertisements.
because chuck norris declared it. he said, "you even have thoughts about this composer being bad i will slit your throat open in your sleep."
Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, in 1843
Images of Edvard Grieg Back to the top
Back to the topExternal Links
Table of Contents