Solveig's Song, Op. 55 No. 4 (from Peer Gynt, arr. Sauret)

Edvard Grieg · 1843–1907

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 5 min
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: Norwegian
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Notes

Sustained cantabile; Norwegian folk inflection, tone colour

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