In the Hall of the Mountain King
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"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movement
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orchestral piece ⓘ |
| arrangedAs |
concert band arrangement
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orchestral suite movement ⓘ piano solo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFeatured |
Mountain King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| dynamicCharacteristic | gradually increases in volume ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
gradually intensifying tempo and dynamics
ⓘ
iconic, easily recognizable main theme ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
program music ⓘ |
| includedIn | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mood |
dramatic
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menacing ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | Peer Gynt is chased by trolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent use in popular culture
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repetitive theme that builds in intensity ⓘ use of ostinato ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 23 (as part of the incidental music) ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical incidental music ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peer Gynt, Op. 23
NERFINISHED
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incidental music to Peer Gynt ⓘ |
| popularCultureUse |
advertising
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film soundtracks ⓘ television ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| positionInSuite | final movement of Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. F. Peters (early editions) ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Act II of Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | troll king’s hall ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | gradually accelerates ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
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