Work Title
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9 Songs
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Grieg, Edvard
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.18
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IEG 112
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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9 songs:
- Vandring i Skoven. Molto vivace (G major)
Waldwanderung / Moonlit Forest
- Hun er saa hvid. Poco Allegretto e semplice (E minor)
Sie ist so weiss / My darling is as white as snow
- En Digters sidste Sang. Moderato e maestoso (F major)
Herbststurm / The Poet's Farewell
- Efteraarsstormen. Molto Allegro — Poco Andante — Più vivo — Allegro molto vivace (D minor — D major)
Autumn Storms
- Poesien. Allegro con anima (B major)
Posy
- Ungbirken. Semplice (B major)
The Young Birch
- Hytten. Allegretto (E major)
Die Hütte / The Cottage
- Rosenknoppen. Poco Allegretto e leggiero (A♭ major)
The Rosebud
- Serenade til Welhaven. Animato (B♭ major)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1865 (No.4), 1868 (No.9), 1869 (the rest)
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First Publication.
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1869
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Librettist
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see below
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) (Nos.1-3, 5, 7-8)
Christian Richardt (1831-1892) (No.4) Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (1813-1882) (No.6) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) (No.9)
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Language
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Danish
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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External Links
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The LiederNet Archive
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Extra Information
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Date information from Foster (2007), The Songs of Edvard Grieg (Boydell & Brewer).
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