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Edvard Grieg: 

Norwegian Romante

Like some of the other composers who are featured on this site, Grieg championed and made extensive use of local folk music in his compositions. He receive a top class European musical education and was influenced by musicians such as Liszt. We have arranged four of his pieces here: The Wedding Day at Troldhaugen where the arrangement on steel drums,gamelan, vibraphone and marimba accentuates the light touch of this celebratory piece. Morning Mood from his Peer Gynt Suite by contrast relies on the wood wind represented here by ocarina and pan flute contrasted with our steel drum and marimba orchestra. The five movements of the Holberg Suite  “From Holberg’s Time” make extensive reference to Norwegian folk music in a strict neoclassical framework. The Piano score has been distributed here across a steel drum, ocarina, gamelan, vibraphone and marimba combination which bring a little extra light and coulour to the piece. First movement of the Piano Concerto in A minor is one of Grieg’s most famous and familiar works. Here the piano part is rendered by a marimba/gamelan combination with our usual New World orchestra to produce an expressive interpretation.