Pieces / Grieg
Peer Gynt · Op. 23 (Suite No. 1, Op. 46 No. 4)

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg, 1875 · Alla marcia e molto marcato · 26 keys · Easy

About the piece

In Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, Peer sneaks into the hall of the troll king, and the trolls close in on him. Grieg’s music starts quietly in the low strings and repeats the same theme faster and louder until it explodes.

You play the theme, the notes taken from the score and moved to E minor to fit the 17 keys.

Key
B minor
Played in
E minor, a fourth higher
Time
4/4
Keys
26
Licence
Public domain

In the Hall of the Mountain King letters

The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.

D T G H J G J -
U T U - H F H -
D T G H J G J ; L J G J L -
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