In the Hall of the Mountain King
by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | B minor | 2:25 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:25 of In the Hall of the Mountain King in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Dramatic · fast, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), In the Hall of the Mountain King is fast and in a minor key, with plenty of drive, in the Romantic style. The version here is level 3 of 5 (intermediate), in B minor and about 2:25 long. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Ballet & opera collection. It is one of the 100 most popular pieces in our library.
About Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Norwegian composer of the Peer Gynt suites and ten books of Lyric Pieces for piano.
How to play In the Hall of the Mountain King on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- It's a fast piece. Resist playing it at full tempo until it's accurate at a slower one; speed built on wrong notes doesn't last.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Coyau for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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