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GRIEG AND
NATIONALISM
IN MUSIC
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Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Was a Norweigan composer and pianist
who composed in the romantic period. He is
best known for his Piano Concerto in A
minor, for his incidental music to Henrik
Ibsen's play Peer grynt (which includes
Morning Mood and In the Hall of the
Mountain King), and for his collection of
Piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.
BIOGRAPHY
Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 1843.
The original family name was spelled Greig,
originally from Scotland. Afterthe Battle of Culloden in
1746, his great- grandfather traveled widely, settling in
Norway around 1770, and establishing business
interests in Bergen. Grieg was raised in a musical
home. His mother, Gesine B. Hagerup, became his first
piano teacher, who taught him to play from the age of
6. He studied in several
schools including Tank's
School, and oftenz brought in examples of his music
to class.
Sample Music
File:Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor,
1st movement.ogg
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List of compositions by Edvard Grieg
Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8
Concert Overture In Autumn, Op. 11
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Incidental music to Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's play Sigurd
Jorsalfar, Op. 22
Incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song in G
minor, Op. 24
Musical Nationalism
Musical nationalism refers to the use of
musical ideas or motifs that are identified
with a specific country, region, or
ethnicity, such as folk tunes and
melodies, rhythms, and harmonies
inspired by them. Musical nationalism
can also include the use of folklore as a
basis for programmatic works including
opera.
Although some evidence of the trend can be seen
as early as the late eighteenth century, nationalism
as a musical phenomenon is generally understood
to have emerged part way into the Romantic era,
beginning around the mid-nineteenth century and
continuing well into the twentieth. It initially began
as a reaction against the dominance of "German"
music (that is, the European classical tradition)
and later developed alongside the growing
movements for national liberation and selfdetermination that characterized much of the
1800s.
Countries or regions most commonly linked to
musical nationalism include Russia,
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia,
Spain, UK, Latin America and the United States.
It should also be noted that musical
nationalism is a term often used to
describe non-European twentieth
century music as well, in particular that
originating in Latin America.
References
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