Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Music Analysis

After listening to this pieces, I decided it was composed in the Baroque period of music. When I listened, it sounded as if there were two separate pieces but the radio personality did not announce a new piece or a change. For this reason, I assumed they were movements. The first movement sounded dark and frantic. It reminded me of sitting down to take a test and being filled up with anxiety. The mood of the piece changed and became lighter. It was not necessarily happy but rather soothing and romantic. However, there was a bass instrument in the background that seems to foreshadow something. This part of the of the piece reminded me of Cinderella at the ballroom dancing with Prince Charming. It was smooth and flowy and the bass in the back making a constant “thump thump” is similar to the clock ticking, warning Cinderella that the transformation will disappear at midnight. The piece returns to the dark mood from the beginning, but this time it’s slower, making the listener seem not only anxious but sad as well. If the previous part was Cinderella dancing, then
He was born on June June 15, 1843, into a wealthy merchant family. Because he was not the heir to his family’s business, his parents allowed him to study music. Grieg preferred to be independent when he played music and he improvised and created his own melodies rather than playing the compulsory etudes. When Ole Bull, a famous violin virtuoso, visited Grieg’s family in the summer of 1858, Grieg’s talent was discovered and he went off to the music conservatory in Leipzig, Germany. On August 18, 1861, Grieg gave his first concert in Karlshamn, Sweden. He married his cousin Nina Hagerup on June 11, 1867. Nina gave birth to their daughter, Alexandra, on April 10, 1868. He has composed many famous pieces such as Piano Concerto in a minor, Lyric Pieces for piano, and Last Spring. Grieg passed away on September 4,