Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No.2
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 0, perc, hp, str
Duration: 16'
Bearbeitet von: Paolo Fradiani
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb (+cl(A))
bassoon
horn in F
trumpet in Bb
trombone
percussion
harp
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
double bass
Peer Gynt Suite No.2
Sample pages
Work introduction
Peer Gynt play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1867. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed Per Gynt, the Norwegian fairy tale on which the play is loosely based, to be rooted in fact, and several of the characters are modelled after Ibsen's own family, notably his parents Knud Ibsen and Marichen Altenburg. He was also generally inspired by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen's collection of Norwegian fairy tales, published in 1845.
Ibsen asked Edvard Grieg to compose incidental music for the play. Grieg composed a score that plays approximately ninety minutes. Grieg extracted two suites of four pieces each from the incidental music.
What is necessary to perform this work?
Minimum instrumentation requirements:
I Movement
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in Bb, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet in Bb, 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Doublebass
II Movement
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in Bb, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet in Bb, Percussion (Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Triangle), 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Doublebass
III Movement
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet in Bb, 1 Trombone, 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Doublebass
IV Movement
1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn in F, 1 Harp (or Piano), 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello, 1 Doublebass
On request it is possible to set Trombone part as a second Horn