Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King (score and parts): PDF download
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Arranged for chamber ensemble
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Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) composed his incidental music to Ibsen's play Peer Gynt in 1875. The movement entitled In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall) became the last piece of the first orchestral Peer Gynt Suite in 1888. In the story, Peer Gynt imagines himself to be in a hall full of trolls, gnomes and goblins, who are desperate to kill him. Grieg was uncertain of the quality of the music, writing: "For the Hall of the Mountain King I have written something that so reeks of cowpats, ultra-Norwegianism, and 'to-thyself-be-enough-ness' that I can't bear to hear it, though I hope that the irony will make itself felt." Despite Grieg's misgivings, the effectiveness and simplicity of the music has ensured its popularity across many genres.
Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, harp, timpani/cymbal, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (13 players)
Includes full score and complete set of parts
PDF downloads are ready on completion of the order, with separate files for each piece. 2 downloads of each file are permitted. The unauthorised copying or sharing online of the whole or part of the publication is illegal. PDFs remain the sole copyright of Aria Editions for all countries.
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) composed his incidental music to Ibsen's play Peer Gynt in 1875. The movement entitled In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall) became the last piece of the first orchestral Peer Gynt Suite in 1888. In the story, Peer Gynt imagines himself to be in a hall full of trolls, gnomes and goblins, who are desperate to kill him. Grieg was uncertain of the quality of the music, writing: "For the Hall of the Mountain King I have written something that so reeks of cowpats, ultra-Norwegianism, and 'to-thyself-be-enough-ness' that I can't bear to hear it, though I hope that the irony will make itself felt." Despite Grieg's misgivings, the effectiveness and simplicity of the music has ensured its popularity across many genres.
Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, harp, timpani/cymbal, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (13 players)
Includes full score and complete set of parts