Lyric Suite

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Lyric Suite is a four-movement orchestral work by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, adapted from his earlier piano pieces and celebrated for its lyrical Romantic style and vivid evocation of Norwegian folk character.

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instanceOf orchestral suite ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lyrische Suite (German) ⓘ
linked to: Lyric Suite
associatedWithNationality Norwegian ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian language
basedOn Lyric Pieces ⓘ
piano pieces by Edvard Grieg ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard Romantic orchestral repertoire ⓘ
cataloguedAs Op. 54 (orchestral adaptation context) ⓘ
composer Edvard Grieg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Norway ⓘ
firstPerformanceCentury 19th century ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation Norwegian national romanticism ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom Norwegian folk music ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic contrasts between lyrical and dramatic sections ⓘ
strong folk-dance rhythms ⓘ
hasMovementOrder 1. Shepherd Boy ⓘ
2. Norwegian March ⓘ
3. Notturno ⓘ
4. March of the Dwarfs ⓘ
hasOrchestrationBy Anton Seidl ⓘ
Edvard Grieg ⓘ
incorporatesNorwegianFolkElements true ⓘ
isAdaptationOf selected Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformed true ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecorded true ⓘ
languageOfMovementTitles English ⓘ
movement March of the Dwarfs ⓘ
Norwegian March ⓘ
Notturno ⓘ
Shepherd Boy ⓘ
notableCharacteristic colorful orchestration ⓘ
expressive melodic writing ⓘ
vivid evocation of Norwegian folk character ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
originalMediumOfSourceMaterial solo piano ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
sourceWorkComposer Edvard Grieg ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation symphony orchestra ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 15–20 minutes ⓘ

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