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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instanceOf character piece
piano piece
associatedWith Norwegian national romanticism
catalogNumber Op. 65 No. 6
composer Edvard Grieg
countryOfOrigin Norway
dedicatedTo Nina Grieg
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
nostalgic
movementStructure ternary form
namedAfter Troldhaugen
notableFor brilliant chordal writing
contrasting lyrical middle section
occasion wedding anniversary
originalTitle Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen
partOf Lyric Pieces, Op. 65
performancePractice often used as a concert encore
period Romantic era
popularity one of Grieg's most frequently performed piano pieces
publisher Peters Verlag
setSize 6 pieces in Lyric Pieces, Op. 65
style festive
lyrical
tempoMarking Allegro
texture homophonic with figurations
TroldhaugenIs Edvard Grieg's home near Bergen
typicalPerformanceLength approximately 6 minutes
workNumberInSet 6

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Piano Book includesWork Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
subject linked to: album “Piano Book”
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen originalTitle Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen
linked to: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen