Edvard Grieg
Noun
Meaning
Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)
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His next play, Brand (1865), brought him the critical acclaim he sought, along with a measure of financial success, as did the following play, Peer Gynt (1867), to which Edvard Grieg famously composed incidental music and songs.
In Norway the work of collectors such as Ludvig Mathias Lindeman was extensively used by Edvard Grieg in his Lyric Pieces for piano and in other works, which became immensely popular.
Later years Edvard Grieg Museum in Troldhaugen The Norwegian government provided him with a pension.
The Edvard Grieg Museum in Troldhaugen (Grieg's former home in Bergen) is dedicated to his legacy.