In the Hall of the Mountain King (flex)
Edvard Grieg (arr. Joan Thorp)
Subtitle: From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
General Info
Year: 1876 / 2005
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Thorp Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - AUS$64.15
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute I
- Oboe
- E-flat Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I
- E-flat Soprano Saxophone
- Soprano Cornet
- B-flat Trumpet I
- Solo Cornet
- Repiano Cornet
- Violin I
- Keyboard Percussion
Part 2
- Flute II
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet II
- E-flat Alto Saxophone I
- B-flat Trumpet II
- B-flat Cornet II
- Flugelhorn
- Solo Tenor Horn
- Violin II
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III
- E-flat Alto Saxophone II
- B-flat Cornet III
- Tenor Horn I
- Horn in F I
- Trombone I
- Euphonium
- Violin III
- Viola
Part 4
- Bassoon I
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Tenor Horn II
- Horn in F II
- Trombone II
- Baritone T.C. I
- Euphonium
- Cello I
Part 5
- Bassoon II
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Bass Trombone
- Baritone T.C. II
- Euphonium II
- Tuba
- E-flat Bass
- B-flat Bass
- String Bass
- Bass Guitar
- Cello II
Additional Parts (optional)
- Piano
- Timpani
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Guitar
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Grieg’s well-known piece from the Peer Gynt Suite will kindle the imagination of young players and impress audiences with this spirited adaptation for young ensembles. The gradual crescendo and accelerando builds to a dramatic and energetic finale.
- Program Note from publisher
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
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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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)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Air (arr. Hautvast)
- Anitra's Tanz (arr. Williams) (1875/1965)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Bain) (1946)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Oliver) (1946/2006)
- Four Movements from the "Holberg Suite" (arr. Thorne) (1884/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Andersen) (1866/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Emerson) (1866/1971)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Erickson) (1866/xxx)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Fennell) (1866/1989)
- Grieg Highlights (as arranger) (2018)
- In My Native County (Karrick) (1886/1999)
- 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 Dances (arr. Litago) (1883/)
- 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)
- Peer Gynt Suite II (arr. Van Mever) (1891/1958)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
- Solvejg’s Lied (arr. Hautvast) (1891/2008)
- Symphonic Dance No. 1 (arr. Ragsdale) (1896-98/2005)
- Temple Dance from "Olav Trygvason" (arr. Ragsdale) (1872/2008)
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (tr. Dubois) (1896/2019)
Resources
- In the Hall of the Mountain King, Wikipedia Accessed 14 May 2017
- Perusal score