In the Hall of the Mountain King ~ Edvard Grieg WIKI~ Peer Gynt, Op. 23 is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsens 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo).Later, in 1888 and 1891, Grieg extracted eight movements to make two four-movement suites: Suite No. 1, Op. 46, and Suite No. 2, Op. 55. Some of these movements have received coverage in popular culture; see Griegs music in popular culture. In the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsens 1867 play Peer Gynt. It was originally part of Opus 23 but was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Its easily recognizable theme has helped it attain iconic status in popular culture, where it has been arranged by many artists. The English translation of the name is not literal. Dovre is a highland place in Norway, and gubbe translates into (old) man or husband. Gubbe is used along with its female counterpart kjerring to differentiate male and female trolls, trollgubbe and trollkjerring. In the play, Dovregubben is a troll king that Peer Gynt invents in a fantasy.
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