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Tag: Edvard Grieg

Happy Birthday, Victor Borge!

January 3, 2023
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Victor Borge was born in 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an entertainer and pianist – a deliciously funny performer. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, and in Vienna and Berlin. He made his debut as a pianist in 1926, and as a revue actor in 1933. From 1940 until his death in […]

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Halloween Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg

October 26, 2022
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  “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is a piece of orchestral music composed for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg. It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46. […]

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Fall 2022 Listening and Coloring Pages

October 3, 2022
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  I have purchased a set of Shades of Sound Listening & Coloring Book: Halloween for the studio. Each week, I will print out some of the pages for your student and put them in his/her notebook.  They are also available in your Parent/Student Portal.   After listening to the music on YouTube, the student may color the […]

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Inspector Gadget ~ Daily Listening Assignments

July 30, 2022
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  Today’s piece is from a TV show my son used to love to watch: Inspector Gadget. The show followed the adventures of a powerful but dimwitted cyborg police inspector named Gadget as he investigates the criminal schemes of Dr. Claw and his organization, MAD, as they fruitlessly attempt to stop him. However, neither side […]

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Grieg: Morning Mood ~ Daily Listening Assignments

July 2, 2022
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    “Morning Mood” is part of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Op. 23 was written in 1875. The melody uses the pentatonic (five note) scale, lending itself to beginning piano books.     Orchestra:   Music box: Cartoon:   Flash mob(!!) Morning Mood is available in Piano Maestro, Piano Pronto Prelude (as Morning Theme) and […]

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Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King ~ Daily Listening Assignments

June 15, 2022
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      Today is the anniversary of Grieg‘s Birthday in 1843 so… “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is a piece of orchestral music composed for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play Peer Gynt. It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later extracted as the final […]

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