"Aus Holbergs Zeit, Suite im alten Stil, Op.40" - now more commonly known as the "Holberg Suite" - was written in 1884 for the 200th anniversary celebration of playwright Ludvig Holberg's birth. Originally for piano, the composer scored it for strings the following year, conducting the newly-completed arrangement at a March concert in Bergen. The Suite consists of a Prelude and four dances characteristic of the 18th century. The work was meant to capture the feel of the era of Holberg's lifetime and has become one of Grieg's most beloved and performed works, especially in the present setting...
"Aus Holbergs Zeit, Suite im alten Stil, Op.40" - now more commonly known as the "Holberg Suite" - was written in 1884 for the 200th anniversary celeb...
This stringset Suite from Peer Gynt contains a score and 16 parts. It is appropriate for an intermediate level player and explores a varied programme of 4 movements. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876. Later, in 1888 and 1891, Grieg extracted eight movements to make two four-movement suites: Suite No. 1, Op. 46, and Suite No. 2, Op. 55.
This stringset Suite from Peer Gynt contains a score and 16 parts. It is appropriate for an intermediate level player and explores a varied programme ...
Composers have been slow to recognise the full expressive potential of the modern value trumpet, and there is an unsatisfied appetite amongst trumpet players for solo music of a lyrical nature. Grieg's style is perfectly suited to adaptation for the Bb trumpet with piano accompaniment, and John Wallace's fine arrangement of the Lyric Pieces makes an invaluable contribution to the repertoire.
Composers have been slow to recognise the full expressive potential of the modern value trumpet, and there is an unsatisfied appetite amongst trumpet ...