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Music β€Ί Composers β€Ί Grieg

Edvard Grieg

1843 to 1907. A composer and pianist.

Three facts about Grieg

  1. Grieg's mother was his first piano teacher.
  2. In the Hall of the Mountain King is about a hall full of trolls. It starts soft and slow, then gets faster and louder.
  3. At his home near Bergen, Grieg wrote music in a tiny hut by the water.

Grieg’s famous music

In the Hall of the Mountain King (1875). Hear it on Peabody: In the Hall of the Mountain King, a listening map.

Where Grieg lived

Grieg did their best-known work in Bergen, in Norway. 🌍 Fly there on the globe

Can you remember?

Who is in the Hall of the Mountain King?

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