Description
Ase's Death, Op. 46 No. 2, from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, is part of the incidental music Grieg composed for Ibsen's play, accompanying the scene in which Peer Gynt's mother, Ase, passes away. Soft, slow-moving harmonies rise and fall gently, conveying both deep sorrow and quiet peace. Rated intermediate, it calls for expressive control within a hushed dynamic range.
A piano arrangement of the orchestral music Grieg composed for the play "Peer Gynt," valued for its vivid, narrative scene-painting.
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About the Composer
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Edvard Grieg was a composer from Bergen, Norway, and a leading figure of musical nationalism who drew on Nordic folk music. Widely known for his incidental music to Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto in A minor, he also wrote the Lyric Pieces, a lifelong series of intimate, folk-inspired piano miniatures. This site includes 6 of his works, such as "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" and "March of the Dwarfs."
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