Lyric Suite

E694988

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lyric Suite canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edvard Grieg notableWork Lyric Suite