Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
This guide follows Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (1888) in four parts: Morning Mood, The Death of Åse, Anitra's Dance and In the Hall of the Mountain King.
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Follow all 20 sections as they play
- IMorning Mood
- IIThe Death of Åse
- IIIAnitra's Dance
- IVIn the Hall of the Mountain King
IMorning Mood0:34–4:44
Morning Mood is a sunrise piece, written for the prelude to Act IV, where Peer is stranded in the Moroccan desert. In E major and a rocking 6/8, marked , a pentatonic melody (built on five notes) passes between flute and oboe from the start. The music swells toward its early, at the first , as the sun breaks through, at the (. A). The comes back at the thematic (. E), and a quieter , (more tranquil), follows.
- / Opening
- . A /
IIThe Death of Åse5:01–10:22
IIIAnitra's Dance10:52–14:02
IVIn the Hall of the Mountain King14:17–16:37
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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