Lualåt (The Mountaineer's Song)
by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | G minor | 2:30 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Lualåt (The Mountaineer's Song) is a slow minor-key piece with a reflective mood, in the Romantic style. It is rated level 3 of 5, intermediate, and takes about 2:30 to play in G minor.
About Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Norwegian composer of the Peer Gynt suites and ten books of Lyric Pieces for piano.
How to play Lualåt (The Mountaineer's Song) on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
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License and credits
Typeset by Ted Stanion 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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