March of the Dwarfs

From Wind Repertory Project
Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg (arr. Michael Story)


Subtitle: Lyric Suite (Orchestration of Op. 54) No. 4


General Info

Year: 1913 / 2014
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Edvard Grieg's Lyric Suite is an orchestration of four of the six piano pieces from Book V of his Lyric Pieces, Op. 54. Both Grieg and the Austro-Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl had a hand in the orchestration. It consists of three pieces revised by Grieg from Seidl's arrangements, and one piece arranged by Grieg alone. Grieg had originally written the six Lyric Pieces of Book V for piano in 1891. In 1894, Anton Seidl, the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, orchestrated four of the pieces for his orchestra to play. He gave the work the title of Norwegian Suite. The four pieces he chose were:

2. Norwegian March
3. March of the Dwarfs
4. Notturno
6. Bell-Ringing.

After Seidl's death, Grieg then re-arranged the work and provided the final title, Lyric Pieces, of which March of the Dwarfs became the fourth piece.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


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Performances

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  • University of Missouri (Columbia) University Band (Fuller Lyon, conductor) – 15 October 2015


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