Tag: grieg

And Now For Something Old

See if you can name these Classical Masterpieces. Or not. It is entirely up to you. No pressure. I will give you a hint: The composers (in alphabetical order) are Bach, Beethoven, Grieg, Mahler, and Mozart.

And remember all of the songs I have posted in the past 2 years can be played in the music player at the bottom of every page on this site. With no cost to you!

Also, if you didn’t already know this, you can adjust the speed of each song while it is playing. Click on the three dots, and choose to either slow it down or speed it up. I like the first song here on 1.5 speed.

And way back in 2020, I re-harmonized the previous song during my “music teacher” phase. Here it is again with lots of loud instruments:

“The Bills are Favored Over the Chiefs this Weekend”

Number 62

Today’s song was written by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), and is entitled Solvejg’s Song. It is from the opera Peer Gynt, Op. 23, and is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play of the same name. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania, which is now Oslo, Norway.

Did you know that Edvard Grieg was Norwegian? Well now you do.

Electric Guitar

For more on the composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_(Grieg)

For a list of all of the MLB players who have worn the number 62 (or any other number): https://aws.baseball-reference.com/friv/numbers.cgi?number=62

One More for The Road

Number 39 in the Big Book of Classical Music is a classic. That’s why it’s in the book.

New Version April 2023:

Old version which had a surprisingly large number of downloads:

In The Hall of the Mountain King, by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is a piece of orchestral music composed in 1875 as incidental music for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play Peer Gynt.

It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Its easily recognizable theme has helped it attain iconic status in popular culture, where it has been arranged by many artists, including me!

It’s A Beautiful Morning

Actually, it’s the middle of the night. I should be asleep. Maybe I am.

Song #24 in the “Big Book of Classical Music” is a wrap.

I present to you, the listener with the discerning ear, Edward Grieg’s “Morning.” (Updated 8-2022)

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