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Definition: Grieg, Edvard Hagerup from Philip's Encyclopedia

Norwegian composer. He used Norwegian folk themes in his compositions, many of which are for piano or voice. Among his best-known works are the song I Love Thee (1864), the two Peer Gynt suites for orchestra (1876), and the Piano Concerto (1868).


Grieg, Edvard (Hagerup)

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Norwegian nationalist composer. Much of his music is written on a small scale, particularly his songs, dances, sonatas, and piano works, and strongly identifies with Norwegian folk music. Among his orchestral works are the piano concerto in A minor (1869) and the incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's drama Peer Gynt (1876), commissioned by Ibsen and the Norwegian government. Grieg was born in Bergen, the son of a merchant. He was taught piano by his mother from 1849. In 1858 the Norwegian composer Ole Bull persuaded Grieg's parents to send him to study at Leipzig, Germany, and he entered the conservatory there. In 1863 he went to live in Copenhagen, Denmark, and studied with Niels Gade. In 1864 he met Rikard Nordaak, who fired his enthusiasm for Norwegian national music, and became engaged to his cousin Nina Hagerup, whom he married in 1867, settling as a teacher and conductor in Christiania (Oslo). He was a director of the Christiania Philharmonic Society in 1866 and played a part in…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ĕd'vär hä'gӘrōp grēg), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer. Grieg developed a strongly nationalistic style which made him known as “the Voice of Norway.” He received piano lessons from his mother and later studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. Influenced by N. V. Gade , Grieg at first wrote in the idiom…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Nor.—died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen) Norwegian composer. His parents were persuaded by violinist Ole Bull to send Grieg to Leipzig for music study, and he later studied with Niels Gade and others in Copenhagen, where he became inspired with the ideal of a Norwegian national…
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From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1843-1907 Norwegian composer Born in Bergen of Scots descent, he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he was influenced by Schumann's music. He made Copenhagen his main base between 1863 and 1867, and was in close contact there with Niels Gade , Hans Christian Andersen and the young Norwegian…
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From a prosperous mercantile family of Scottish origin, he received piano lessons from his mother and early began to compose piano pieces. In October 1858 at Ole Bull’s urging he entered the Leipzig Conservatory (piano under Plaidy and Moscheles; theory under Hauptmann; composition under Richter and…
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Full text Article Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843–1907)

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Norway, Portrait of Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer
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Norway, Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg's (1843-1907) house
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Portrait of Gesine Judithe Grieg Hagerup (1814-1875), mother of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
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