Composition: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Grieg, Edvard)
| Title | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 |
| Creators | Edvard Grieg (composer) |
| Opus | Op.46 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1874 |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 720 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music, Suites |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Mood. Allegretto pastorale | — | E major | — |
| Death of Åse. Andante doloroso | — | B minor | — |
| Anitra's Dance. Tempo di Mazurka | — | A minor | — |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King. Alla marcia e molto marcato | — | B minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | wind band | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Complete | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Complete | flute, horn and piano | Tzu-Horng Sun |
| view | Complete | clarinet, cello and piano | Hans Sitt and Olivier Meige |
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Georg Goltermann |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Adolf Ruthardt |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | organ | Harvey B. Gaul |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Selections | organ | — |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Morning Mood (No.1) | 4 saxophones | Diethart Stecher |
| view | Morning Mood (No.1) | piano | Michael R. Loveridge |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | wind band | P.A. Savoyat |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | violin and piano cello and piano |
Georg Goltermann |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | guitar, lute and bandurria | Antonio López Villanueva |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | organ | Charles Henry Morse |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | flute and guitar | Henk Kok |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | saxophone and organ | Emmanuel Legrand |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | 2 guitars | Agustín Barrios Mangoré |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | piano | Antonio López Almagro |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | piano | — |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | — | Félix Foster |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | 8 horns, percussion and timpani | Félix Foster |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | brass ensemble horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
Willem Villerius |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1888 | Complete Score · view 1. Morning Mood · view 2. Death of Åse · view 3. Anitra's Dance · view 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Musescore | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Damien Lagler | 2020 | 1. Morning Mood · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 2. Death of Åse · view 3. Anitra's Dance · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1888 | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3. Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals and Triangle · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2020 | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | parts | Edition Peters | — | Complete String Parts · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Triangle · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | parts | Caracas: Miguel Angel Cardozo-Montilla | 2017 | Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
Carl Fischer | 1898 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1898 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2017 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, horn and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Horn · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet, cello and piano |
Olivier Meige | 2021 | Clarinet (A) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Color Cover · view Color Cover (printable) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Edition Peters | 1895 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1899 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Boston Music Co. | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Holograph manuscript | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score (Nos.1-3) · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ; selections | — | — | 1. Morning Mood · view 3. Anitra's Dance · view 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | The University Society | 1918 | 3. Anitra’s Dance · view 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · view |
| view | Morning Mood (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Morning Mood (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Michael R. Loveridge | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
M. Witmark & Sons | 1913 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar, lute and bandurria |
Manuscript | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Theodore Presser | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for flute and guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Guitar · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for saxophone and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Piano Score (Flute or Oboe) · view Piano Score (Clarinet) · view Piano Score (Soprano, Tenor sax) · view Piano Score (Alto, Baritone sax) · view Flute or Oboe · view Clarinet · view Soprano or Tenor sax · view Alto or Baritone sax · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
Unión Musical Española | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Anitra's Dance (No.3) | Arrangement for piano | National Music Company | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | Arrangement |
Félix Foster | 2017 | Complete Score · view Piccolo Trumpet (A) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trumpet 3 (B) · view Trumpet 4 (B) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 (Bass) · view Euphonium 1 · view Euphonium 2 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Triangle · view Cymbals · view Bass Drum · view |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | Arrangement for 8 horns, percussion and timpani |
Félix Foster | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Horn 5 (F) · view Horn 6 (F) · view Horn 7 (F) · view Horn 8 (F) · view Timpani · view Percussion (Triangle, Bass Drum, Cymbales) · view |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | Arrangement for 6 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | In the Hall of the Mountain King (No.4) | Arrangement for brass ensemble horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
Willem Villerius | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Czech National Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | For Orchestra (Grieg) | 1. Morning Mood · file 2. Death of Åse · file 3. Anitra's Dance · file 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · file |
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| view | — | Residentie Orkest (orchestra) | Willem van Otterloo (conductor) | For Orchestra (Grieg) | 1. Morning Mood · file 2. Death of Åse · file 3. Anitra's Dance · file 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · file |
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| view | — | — | Papalin (recorder) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | 1. Morning Mood · file 2. Death of Åse · file 3. Anitra's Dance · file 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King · file |
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| view | Death of Åse (No.2) | — | Cantores Carmeli Linz (performer) and Michael Stenov (organ) | For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Stenov) | Complete Recording · file |
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