Grieg_peer_gynt_suite_no_1_op_46_i_morning_mood

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horns, Trumpets, Timpani, and Strings. 2. Musical Analysis & Visualization

E Major (shifting to G Major and B Major in the middle section). Tempo: Allegretto pastorale . grieg_peer_gynt_suite_no_1_op_46_i_morning_mood

The "Climax." The full orchestra (tutti) plays the theme with grand intensity, representing the sun finally breaking over the horizon. Op. 46 .

Edvard Grieg's ( Morgenstemning ) is one of the most recognizable melodies in classical music. While originally composed as incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt in 1875, Grieg later extracted it as the opening movement of his Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 . grieg_peer_gynt_suite_no_1_op_46_i_morning_mood