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In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg (arr. Lloyd Conley)
Contents
General Info
Year: 1876 / 1983
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Kendor Music, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $48.00; (digital) - $48.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
F Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium B.C & T.C.
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Norwegian: I Dovregubbens hall) is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen's 1876 play Peer Gynt. It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Its easily recognizable theme has helped it attain iconic status in popular culture, where it has been arranged by many artists.
The English translation of the name is not literal. Dovre is a mountainous region in Norway, and "gubbe" translates into (old) man or husband. "Gubbe" is used along with its female counterpart "kjerring" to differentiate male and female trolls, "trollgubbe" and "trollkjerring". In the play, Dovregubben is a troll king that Peer Gynt invents in a fantasy.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: IV
- Tennessee: V
Performances
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- Southridge High School Wind Ensemble (Beaverton, Ore.) (Cameron Jerde, conductor) - 12 December 2019
- Rogue Valley Symphonic Band (Ashland, Ore.) (Daniel Kocurek, conductor) - 21 October 2018
- Lexington (Mass.) Bicentennial Concert Band (Jeffrey Leonard, conductor) – 14 May 2017
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 16 October 2016
- Around the Sound Concert Band (Seattle, Wash.) (Michael Alstad, conductor) – 14 December 2014
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
All Wind Works
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Bain) (1946)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Oliver) (1946/2006)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Emerson) (1866/1971)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Andersen) (1866/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Fennell) (1866/1989)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (arr. Conley) (1876/1983)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Kantate ved Afsløringen af Christies Monument i Bergen (1868)
- Last Spring, The (arr. Curnow) (ca. 1880/1997)
- March of the Dwarfs (arr. Story) (1891/2014)
- March of the Trolls (arr. Beck) (1891/2010)
- Norwegian Dance no 2 (arr. Story)
- Norwegian Legend (arr. Forsblad) (1876/)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
- Peer Gynt Suite (adapt. Sousa) (1875/1892)
- Peer Gynt Suite no 1 (arr. Tobani) (1875/1898)
- Temple Dance from "Olav Trygvason" (arr. Ragsdale) (1872/2008)
Resources
- Grieg, E.; Conley, L. (1982). In the Hall of the Mountain king [score]. Kendor Music: Delevan, N.Y.
- In the Hall of the Mountain King, Wikipedia Accessed 14 May 2017
