March of the Dwarfs
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
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Missouri (Columbia) University Band (Fuller Lyon, conductor) – 15 October 2015
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)