Practical Resources

  • The Complete Works of  Edvard Grieg
  • Edvard Grieg Biography
  • Troldhaugen and the Grieg Museum
    • Grieg’s home just outside of Bergen includes his home, a museum and a concert hall.
  • The Grieg Archives 
    • At the Bergen Public Library
    • Houses music manuscripts, articles and letters and more.
    • Most has been preserved digitally and can be accessed through their website.
  • Grieg Song Transpositions — Quattro
    • by Njål Sparbo and Bente Elisabeth Finserås
    • All of Grieg’s songs are available in any key and can be purchased.
    • Selected songs by Geirr Tveitt and Rikard Nordraak are also available.
  • Midnight Sun
    • Three volumes compiled and edited by Mimmi Fulmer.
    • Three volumes of songs from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
    • Includes translations, IPA, recordings of the spoken texts and introductory guides to the languages.
  • The Songs of Edvard Grieg, Edvard Grieg: The Choral Music, & Literally Grieg by Beryl Foster
    • Three essential books for the Grieg singer and vocal music lover
    • The first examines all of Grieg’s songs in detail, the second examines his choral music, and the third offers English translations of all the songs and choral music
  • Scandinavian Song by Anna Hersey
    • An essential and unique guide to Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish song repertoire and diction
  • Haugtussa: The Clairvoyant Mountain Maid translated by William Halverson
    • The first and only complete English translation of Arne Garborg’s epic book of poems chronically the life of Veslemøy, the subject of Grieg’s Haugtussa cycle
  • Performance preparation for singers available upon request – Contact US
    • Guide to Norwegian Norwegian Lyric Diction and Pronunciation
    • Laura Loge’s English translations of all of Grieg’s songs
    • IPA transliteration of many of Grieg’s songs, any available upon request
    • Translations, IPA, spoken recordings, and prepared Norwegian vocal scores for Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Foran sydens kloster, Olav Trygvasson, Tonning’s Leif Erikson, Hurum’s Lilja, and more