Grieg Lyric Pieces

Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces (Norwegian: Lyriske stykker) is a collection of sixty-six short pieces for solo piano. They were published in ten books, from 1867 to 1901. The collection includes several of his best known pieces, such as Wedding Day At Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen), To Spring (Til våren), March of the Trolls (Trolltog), and Butterfly (Sommerfugl).

Arietta is listed as "Book I, Op.12, No. 1" among the Lyric Pieces. It is the first of the Lyric Pieces, and was one of the composer's favorite melodies. He used it in in the last lyric piece Remembrances (Efterklang). It was published in 1867.

Elfentanz (Elves' Dance) is listed as "Book I, Op. 12, No. 4" among the Lyric Pieces. It was published in 1867.

To Spring is listed as "Book III, Op. 43, No. 6" among the Lyric Pieces. It was published in 1886.

Notturno is listed as "BookV, Op. 54, No. 4" among the Lyric Pieces. It was published in 1891.

Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is renowned as a nationalist composer, drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk-music. He wrote, "I am sure my music has the taste of codfish in it". (Frommer's Norway: 3rd edition, ISBN 978-0-470-10057-8, page 274, 2007.) Grieg's compositions have been used extensively in media, music education, and popular music.

Among his best known works are the Piano Concerto in A Minor, the Peer Gynt Suites (which include Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and the Lyric Pieces. He originally wrote his popular Holberg Suite for the piano, and later arranged it for string orchestra. Grieg wrote many songs, in which he set lyrics by poets Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Henrik Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others.

Tutorials

• Arietta Op. 12, No. 1 With Score

• Elfentanz Op. 12, No. 4

• Melodie Op. 38, No. 3

• To Spring Op. 43, No. 6

• Nocturne Op. 54, No. 4

• Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65, No.6

• Peace of the Woods Op. 71, No. 4

Sheetmusic

• imslp.org