Funeral March
From Wind Repertory Project
Edvard Grieg (arranged by Geoffrey Emerson)
Contents |
General Info
Year: 1866
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Robert King Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $35.75 |
Instrumentation
Full Score
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Edvard Grieg met Richard Nordraak, a fellow Norwegian, in 1863. Together they championed nationalism in their musical activities, a cause which had lain dormant in Grieg's thoughts up until this time. Nordraak already had the Norwegian National Anthem to his credit, composed four years earlier when he was seventeen. From the time of their meeting the two young composers worked closely together until Nordraak's health begain to fail three years later. In October of 1865, Nordraak suffered a "violent attack of inflammation of the lungs which develoed into galloping consumption". Because Grieg was on his way to Rome, Nordraak did not have the solace of his friend's company during the lonely months of his illness. He died on March 26, 1866, in Berlin. Grieg, then in Rome, was ignorant of his death. The very day he heard of it, April 6, 1866, he wrote The Funeral March in A minor for Richard Nordraak for piano, as a monument to the memory of his dear friend.
One year later, Grieg arranged the work for military band, transposing it to g minor. He included the piece in a Philarmonic Society concert in Christiania (Oslo) later that year. In 1878, Grieg made yet another version of the work, this time for brass choir. The existence of this third score went unnoticed until Geoffrey Emerson obtained a microfilm of it from Oslo University.
Program Note from Printed Score
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
None discovered thus far.
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
