![]() Grieg’s music aptly matches the mood of Ibsen’s play. Furthermore, while praised by some, it was also heavily criticized by such notable authors as Hans Christian Andersen and Georg Brandes. The initial first edition published in 1876 was quickly sold out, but an immediate reprint of two thousand copies took seven years to sell. Though today Peer Gynt is one of the most often performed Norwegian plays, its reception after its premiere was mixed. Old and bankrupt, Peer returns to Norway where he is confronted with the vagabond life he has led. During the course of the play’s five acts, he kidnaps a bride on her wedding day, runs off with another woman, ventures into the hall of a troll king, travels as far as Morocco and Egypt, engages in slave trade, impersonates a prophet while attempting to seduce an Arab chieftain’s daughter only to be swindled by her later, and then finds himself in a madhouse where he believes himself an emperor. Despite his mother’s hopes, Peer is no different. Ibsen’s play tells the story of Peer Gynt, son of the infamous Jon Gynt who squandered all his money on a lavish lifestyle. The first has become widely popular since its appearance and a staple of the orchestral repertoire, as well as frequently appearing in popular culture. ![]() Over a decade later, in 18, Grieg selected eight numbers from opus 23 to make the two four-movement suites. The music, along with the play, was premiered on February 24, 1876. The music of these two suites Grieg originally composed as part of his incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play of the same name, and was published as his opus 23. Peer is sitting in his tree using a wrenched-off branch to defend himself against a group of monkeys." Īs the Peer Gynt suites take their pieces out of the original context of the play, "Morning Mood" is not widely known in its original setting, and images of Grieg's Scandinavian origins more frequently spring to the minds of its listeners than those of the desert it was written to depict.Edvard Grieg’s two Peer Gynt Suites contain some of the most recognizable and well-known orchestral compositions in the literature, among their collective eight movements being the famous Morning Mood and In the Hall of Mountain King. The scene begins with the following description: "Dawn. The piece depicts the rising of the sun during act 4, scene 1, of Ibsen's play, which finds Peer Gynt stranded in the Moroccan desert after his companions took his yacht and abandoned him there while he slept. ![]() It is orchestrated for flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, timpani, and string section. The time signature is 6Ĩ and the tempo instruction is Allegretto pastorale. Unusually, the climax occurs early in the piece at the first forte which signifies the sun breaking through. Written in E major, the melody uses the pentatonic scale and alternates between flute and oboe. ![]() 23, written in 1875 as incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play of the same name, and was also included as the first of four movements in Peer Gynt Suite No. " Morning Mood" (Norwegian: Morgenstemning i ørkenen, lit.'Morning mood in the desert') is part of Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt, Op. Problems playing this file? See media help. ![]()
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