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Edvard Grieg

2 Lyric Pieces

Orchestral

Lyric Pieces (Norwegian: Lyriske stykker) is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 (Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The collection includes several of his best known pieces, such as "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" ("Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen"), "To Spring" ("Til våren"), "March of the Trolls" ("Trolltog"), and "Butterfly" ("Sommerfugl").

The theme of the first piece in the set, "Arietta", was one of the composer's favorite melodies. He used it to complete the cycle in his last lyric piece, "Remembrances" ("Efterklang") — this time as a waltz.

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