" In a movement from this piece, bassoons and pizzicato (pit-si-KAH-toh) low strings introduce a B minor melody which is played again and again, gradually growing louder and faster, until it is played by the entire orchestra.
This piece depicts a wedding in its opening prelude, which is interrupted on two occasions by two different folk dances played by an unaccompanied solo viola. One of its movements begins by going down the notes "B, G-sharp, F-sharp, E," and then back up. It's not The Nutcracker, but two piccolos imitate the ney flute in this piece's C major "Arabian Dance." This piece includes an A minor mazurka (muh-ZUR-cah) for strings and triangle titled (*) "Anitra's Dance." In a movement from this piece, bassoons and pizzicato (pit-si-KAH-toh) low strings introduce a B minor melody which is played again and again, gradually growing louder and faster, until it is played by the entire orchestra. An E major flute solo depicting the sunrise begins this piece's "Morning Mood" movement. For 10 points, name this set of incidental music by Edvard Grieg (greeg), which includes "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
This piece depicts a wedding in its opening prelude, which is interrupted on two occasions by two different folk dances played by an unaccompanied solo viola.
incidental music to Peer Gynt [or Peer Gynt Suite No. 1; or Peer Gynt Suite No. 2]