Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
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"Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" is a popular piano piece by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, celebrated for its festive character and lyrical Romantic style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character piece
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piano piece ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Norwegian national romanticism ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 65 No. 6 ⓘ |
| composer | Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nina Grieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse | commonly studied in intermediate to advanced piano repertoire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | numerous commercial piano recordings ⓘ |
| hasSection |
festive outer sections
ⓘ
lyrical middle section ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Norwegian ⓘ |
| mood |
celebratory
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nostalgic ⓘ |
| movementStructure | ternary form ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Troldhaugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brilliant chordal writing
ⓘ
contrasting lyrical middle section ⓘ |
| occasion | wedding anniversary ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lyric Pieces, Op. 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often used as a concert encore ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| popularity | one of Grieg's most frequently performed piano pieces ⓘ |
| publisher | Peters Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setSize | 6 pieces in Lyric Pieces, Op. 65 ⓘ |
| style |
festive
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lyrical ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| texture | homophonic with figurations ⓘ |
| TroldhaugenIs | Edvard Grieg's home near Bergen ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceLength | approximately 6 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInSet | 6 ⓘ |
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