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Edvard Grieg
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“ Edvard Grieg (1876)Edvard Grieg (1891) portrait by Eilif PeterssenEdvard Grieg and Nina Hagerup. (1899)Edvard Hagerup Grieg /ˈɛdʋɑɖ ˈhɑːgəɾʉːp gɾiːg/ (15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.Biography
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 1843. His parents were Alexander Grieg (1806–1875), a merchant and vice consul in Bergen, and Gesine Judithe Hagerup (1814–1875), a music teacher and daughter of Edvard Hagerup. The family name, originally spelled Greig, has Scottish origins. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Grieg's great-grandfather traveled widely, settling in Norway about 1770, and establishing business interests in Bergen.
Edvard Grieg was raised in a musical area. His mother was his first piano teacher and taught him to play at the age of 6. Grieg studied in several schools, including Tank's School. He often brought in samples of his music to class.
In the summer of 1858, Grieg met the eminent Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who [......] ”
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Begin date: 06/15/1843
End date: 09/04/1907
Similar artists: Antonín Dvořák, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, Georges Bizet, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Maurice Ravel, Johann Sebastian Bach
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