Title Edvard Grieg’s Norwegian Dances op. 35: Two Orchestral Versions, Two Destinies /
Authors Urniežius, Rytis
DOI 10.4312/mz.60.1.83-114
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Is Part of Musicological Annual. 2024, LX, 1, 5, p. 83-114.. ISSN 0580-373X. eISSN 2350-4242
Keywords [eng] Edvard Grieg ; Norwegian Dances Op. 35 ; orchestration
Abstract [eng] Edvard Grieg never orchestrated his Norwegian Dances Op. 35 composition himself, but several orchestral versions created by other musicians exist. The orchestration by Hans Sitt soon became popular and is frequently performed up to these days. Robert Henriques crea ted another version of the composition approximately eight years earlier than Sitt. Although Grieg approved Henriques’s version in his letters, Sitt’s version was ultimately published. The article aims to compare two orchestral versions of Norwegian Dances, their orchestration technique, style, and probable influences.
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2024