Can you recognize Grieg by ear?
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) was a Norwegian Romantic composer, known for the Peer Gynt suites, the Piano Concerto in A minor and the Lyric Pieces. In Guess the Composer, you hear up to 30 seconds of music and name the composer.
How to recognize Grieg
Listen for Norwegian folk-dance rhythms, drone basses and short, fresh melodic phrases, often repeated rather than developed. The harmony has an unusual, cool color for its time.
Who can Grieg be mistaken for?
Listeners may confuse this music with that of Jean Sibelius, Robert Schumann or Antonín Dvořák.
How hard is Grieg in the game?
The game has up to 72 excerpts by Grieg, depending on your country, and most are at the Hard level.
Pieces you may hear
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
- Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
- Peer Gynt, op. 23
- Holberg Suite, op. 40
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: Arabic Dance / The Rapt of the Bride / Return of Peer Gynt / Song of Solvejg
- Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Melody, op. 24
- Lyric pieces, book I, op. 12
- Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65
Portrait: Bergen Public Library Norway from Bergen, Norway, No restrictions; background removed.
