Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg. Biography. Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, on June 15th 1843 . His mother was his first piano teacher and taught him to play at the age of six . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Edvard Grieg

Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, on June 15th 1843.His mother was his first piano teacher and taught him to play at the age of six.Grieg graduated from the conservatory in 1862 after finding the premier of his first work, with his string quartet in D minor, performed in Karlshamn, Sweden.Grieg married his cousin Nina Hagerup, a talented pianist. Grieg wrote his landmark opus, the Piano Concerto in A minor, one of the greatest concerto piano sonatas. Some of Grieg's early works include a symphony and a piano sonata. He also wrote three violin sonatas and a cello sonata. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical selection worldwide.Grieg died in 1907 of chronic fatigue do to his lifelong health problems.Biography

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Piano Concerto in A minor

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16Date: Published 1868Genre: Romantic PeriodWhat to listen for:Melody Stays close in close range and has wide leaps. Overall conjunctRhythm/Meter Allegro Moderato, soft beat, fast upsurge in converting loud concertos.Harmony Dissonance with the overall piano concerto, consonance from verse to verse.Texture Mostly Homophonic, having the piano predominate the rest of the piece, but also some polyphony from frequent verse changes.Form Certain sections repeated differently than before (louder, softer, shorter, and longer)Expression Focuses on piano precisionPerforming Forces Instrumental sonata formText - Piano Concerto in A minor

Listening GuideDavid Brensilver, n. page.