Edvard Grieg

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843–September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, and for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.

Music

Grieg is noted as a nationalist composer, drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk music. Early works include a symphony and a piano sonata. He also wrote three sonatas for violin and piano, and his many short pieces for piano — often built on Norwegian folk tunes and dances — led some to call him the Chopin of the north.

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Norwegian folk music - Symphony - Piano sonata - Sonatas for violin and piano - Chopin

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Among Grieg's best-known pieces are his piano concerto in A minor, the Holberg Suite (for string orchestra), and ten volumes of Lyric Pieces (for piano). He is also well known for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, especially for Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King.

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String - Orchestra - Lyric Pieces - Incidental music - Henrik Ibsen - Play - Peer Gynt - Morning Mood - In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Grieg's music in popular culture

Morning Mood was a favorite of Carl Stalling who often used it for morning establishing shots in Warner Bros. cartoons. In the Hall of the Mountain King was famously used in the 1931 film M, in which Peter Lorre's character, a serial killer who preys on children, whistles it. The piece has also seen extensive use in movies and commercials, usually in accordance with a dramatic and fantastic event. The first movement of Grieg's piano concerto is used in Adrian Lyne's 1997 film Lolita.

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Carl Stalling - Warner Bros - 1931 - M - Peter Lorre - Adrian Lyne - 1997 - Lolita

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