1. Semester Presentation Wayne Hanson Salt Lake Community College

2. Composer and Pianist

3.  Born: 15 June 1843  Place: Bergen, Norway  His mother was his first piano teacher  Talented composer from a young age  His teachers did not like his compositions, but his fellow students loved them

4. 11 June 1867

7.  Thought the play was to unmusical  Took the challenge anyway  Did not like working with Ibsen  After it was finished, he was not happy with how it turned out  Did not go to the premiere, and did not see it until nine months later

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12. Edvard Grieg died in the Autumn of 1907, following a long illness Thousands of Norwegians lined the streets for his funeral procession, he was cremated and his ashes are entombed in a mountain crypt near his home, Troldhaug.

13.  (0:00) At the beginning of this piece, you hear a chant like sound of two French horns, as they represent the dancing trolls chasing Peer. As the chase begins, pizzicato or plucking the strings of the low strings starts.  (1:00) The same theme continues over and over throughout the piece, but does speed up and also becomes louder as the trolls close in on Peer.  (2:00) As the chase reaches its conclusion, the pizzicato violins join in, alternating with clarinet and oboe as the speed and volume of the music picks up more.  (2:20) The music comes to a thunderous conclusion as Peer is caught.

14.  (0:00) This piece is played on the strings and is mostly background music. It is very simple and haunting. Slow sorrowful sound.  (1:00-3:00) The same melancholy theme is repeated three times, rising in volume, passion and simplistic power. Played much louder and with more intensity.  (4:00) As Peer’s mother dies, the theme changes into a soft, slow haunting phase that lets you know that she has passed.

15.  (0:00) The sunrise is introduced by a solo flute and solo oboe welcoming the new day.  (1:00) As the sun rises into the sky the flute and oboe are joined by the full orchestra in a rapturous sound.  (3:00) The beautiful nature scene is now continued with the soft sweet melody of a solo French horn.  (4:30) The sunrise comes to a conclusion with the serene sound of a solo bassoon.

16.  (0:00) Violins and violas perform soft and slow with a lullaby theme.  (2:00) Violins continue with a quiet waltz like section, with a strumming harp joining in.  (4:00) Song ends with a variation of the introduction played by the violins an octave higher than previously played.

17.  Herresthal, Prof. Harald, Biography of Grieg Trondheim, Norway (2007)Biography of Grieg  Jarrett, Sandra. Edvard Grieg and his Songs. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, (2009)  Shelokhonov, Steve, IMDb mini Biography of Edvard Grieg, (2009) www.IMDb.comwww.IMDb.com  www.classicalfm.com The Story Behind Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt (2011) www.classicalfm.com  www.gulfcoastsymphony.net, Peer Gynt, (2010) www.gulfcoastsymphony.net