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GRIEG, Edvard Hagerup
GRIEG, Edvard Hagerup

Three orchestra pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar"

B-Note says:“Unlike in "Peer Gynt," Grieg achieves his Nordic voice here without direct folk quotations — relying solely on modal harmony and characteristic rhythms.”
Opus
op.56
Composed
1872, rev.1892
Duration
ca. 12:00 min
First publisher
Peters, Leipzig, 1893
Instrumentation
2D2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp, perc, hp, str i
Woodwinds
Flutes2D2
Oboes2
Clarinets2
Bassoons2
Brass
Horns4
Trumpets3
Trombones3
Tuba1
Further timp Timpani · perc Percussion · hp Harp · str Strings
d = doubling, e.g. 2d1: one of the two players also plays the auxiliary instrument
Orchestra
Symphony orchestra
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Introduction: In the King's Hall / Intermezzo: Borghild's Dream / Triumphal March
Suite, partita Marches Nature Nordish

The three orchestral pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar" derive from Grieg's incidental music to Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's drama about the Norwegian crusader king. In the orchestral version of 1892, Grieg reveals himself as a master of characteristic programme music that translates Nordic myths and history into resonant musical images. The music combines his typical harmonic language with grand orchestral gestures.

The prelude "In the King's Hall" opens with festive splendour, while "Borghild's Dream" as a lyrical intermezzo reveals the composer's more intimate, melodically elegiac side. The famous Homage March is considered one of Grieg's most effective orchestral pieces and demonstrates his ability to achieve monumental sonic effects.

The suite exemplifies Grieg's romantic national style, which fuses Norwegian folk music idioms with the European orchestral tradition. Unlike in the better-known "Peer Gynt" suites, Grieg here largely dispenses with direct folkloric quotations and instead develops his own "Nordic tone," characterised by modal harmony and distinctive rhythms.

Date
10. April 1872
Venue
Christiania (Oslo), Christiania Theatre
The three orchestral pieces were originally written as incidental music for Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's drama 'Sigurd Jorsalfar' and composed for the theatrical production. Grieg revised the music in 1892 into an independent orchestral suite. The work tells the story of Norwegian King Sigurd I, who participated in the First Crusade.

Editions available

Item no. Description Price (incl. 7% VAT)
BO-5938.00Full score
Peters, Leipzig, 1893 		€ 22,80
BO-5938.01Large conductor's score A3
Peters, Leipzig, 1893 		€ 54,80
BO-5938.10Set of parts with strings 5.4.3.2.2
Peters, Leipzig, 1893 		€ 90,00
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