How Well Do You Know Edvard Grieg?
How Well Do You Know Edvard Grieg?
The composer of "Hall of the Mountain King" was one of the most prominent 19th-century Romantics, and his work remains popular to this day. How well do you know Norway's greatest classical composer?
The composer of "Hall of the Mountain King" was one of the most prominent 19th-century Romantics, and his work remains popular to this day. How well do you know Norway's greatest classical composer?
True or False: Edvard Grieg wrote the melody for the Norwegian national anthem.
Grieg was actively involved in building his home, Troldhaugen, which he described as "my best composition." It is now a major Norwegian tourist destination, with a museum and concert hall onsite. What does "Troldhaugen" literally mean?
Grieg suffered from a respiratory ailment that grew worse in his old age (to the point where he once lamented that it "takes away all my best ideas"). It's impossible to know with any certainty what he actually had, but what did he and his doctors believe it was?
The majority of Grieg's work was inspired by this country's folk music.
Which of the following was not true of Edvard Grieg's wife, Nina (née Hagerup)?
Grieg's most recognizable works come from his Peer Gynt Suite, which he wrote as a soundtrack to this Norwegian playwright's Peer Gynt (1876).
How many symphonies did Grieg write?
While studying at Leipzig Conservatory as a teenager, Grieg was enthralled with his German composer's recent piano work and wrote some of his own early pieces as a style homage.
Edvard Grieg is the main character in the 1944 Broadway musical "Song of Norway." Who plays him in the 1970 film adaptation?
This was Grieg's favored instrument, and the focus of his miniatures and his only major concerto.