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 |
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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 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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Czech National Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | For Orchestra (Grieg) | 1. Morning Mood 2. Death of Åse 3. Anitra's Dance 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King |
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| View | — | Residentie Orkest (orchestra) | Willem van Otterloo, conductor | For Orchestra (Grieg) | 1. Morning Mood 2. Death of Åse 3. Anitra's Dance 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| View | — | — | Papalin, recorder | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | 1. Morning Mood 2. Death of Åse 3. Anitra's Dance 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| View | Death of Åse (No.2) | — | Cantores Carmeli Linz, performer Michael Stenov, organ |
For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Stenov) | Complete Recording |
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