SKU: A0.549566

Duration: ca. 3:20, Score: 10 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages. A delicate masterpiece, not very difficult - suitable for a recital encore.

Grieg Background

In the first place, Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. As a matter of fact, most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg moreover used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is important to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland, and BedÅ™ich Smetana in Bohemia.

Legacy

Grieg is especially celebrated in the city of Bergen. For example, the city has erected numerous statues depicting Grieg. Specifically, the city has named a concert hall (Grieg Hall), a music school (Grieg Academy) and a professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor) after him. As a matter of fact, there is also a museum located at his former home in Troldhaugen.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46)

Grieg wrote incidental music for the purpose of illustrating a play by Ibsen known as Peer Gynt. The play includes, in particular, the famous selection entitled, In the Hall of the Mountain King. In this composition, Grieg indeed depicts the exploits of the scoundrel, Peer Gynt. In one famous episode, for example, Peer steals a bride at her wedding. For this reason, the people chase him, but soon Peer falls, thereupon striking his skull on a boulder. He wakens forthwith in a highland bounded by angry gnomes. Consequently, the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King represents the mad gnomes taunting Peer. Therefore, each time the theme repeats it gets louder and faster. In the end, Peer surprisingly escapes from the mountain.

Holberg Suite and Misc. Summary

It must be remembered that Grieg originally wrote his Holberg Suite for the piano. In other words, he only later arranged it for strings. Further, Grieg composed by and large many songs with lyrics by famous writers such as Heine, Goethe, Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others. On balance, Norwegian pianist Eva Knardahl recorded altogether Grieg’s whole piano catalog on LP in 1980. These recordings were released again on CD in 2006. In any event, Grieg himself performed and recorded the bulk of these pieces toward the end of his life.

SKU: A0.574564

This is an arrangement for solo trumpet and piano of Stevens and Martin's Without Love We Have Nothing. There is a separate trumpet part in the score. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the music department chairman of Welch College. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ko3f-HcRjQ

SKU: A0.573083

This is an original composition for Trumpet and Organ in a festive and regal style in the key of G major. There is a separate trumpet part in the score and the organ part can be used as a stand alone solo. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College.

SKU: A0.573296

This is an original composition for Trumpet and Piano in a inspirational style in the key of C major. There is a separate trumpet part in the score and the piano part as seen can serve as a stand alone solo. The accompaniment track as heard can be found under Walk with God Piano Track. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College.

SKU: A0.572524

This is an original composition for Trumpet and Piano in a relaxed and romantic style in the key of B flat major. There is a separate trumpet part in the score and the piano can be used as a stand alone solo. The accompaniment track as heard is available under As the Water Falls Track. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College. https://youtu.be/HNk44UHYkXQ

SKU: A0.573452

Written May 11, 2020, this is an original trumpet and piano composition in B flat major in an inspirational and romantic style. There is a separate trumpet part in the score and the piano part as seen can serve as a stand alone solo. The accompaniment track as heard is available under Eternal Love Piano Track- B Flat Version. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and serves as the Music Department Chairman of Welch College.