List of Plates
List of Music Examples
Preface
1 Edvard Grieg: A Brief Life
2. Writer of Songs
3. The Voice of Nina Grieg
4. Opus 4 and Opus 5
5. The First Bjørnson Songs: Prinsessen, Opus 21, and Opus 39 No. 2
6. The First Ibsen Songs: Opus 23, from Peer Gynt
7. Six Songs by Henrik Ibsen: Opus 25
8. The Vinje Songs, Opus 33
9. Six Songs, Opus 48: Poems by Heine, Uhland, Vogelweide
10. Opus 44 and Opus 49: The Danish Poet Holger Drachmann
11. The Krag Songs: Opus 60
12. Songs for Children: Opus 61
13. The Haugtussa Song Cycle: Opus 67
14. Poems by Otto Benzon: Opus 69 and Opus 70
15. Conclusion
Appendix A: Norwegian Language and Pronunciation
Appendix B: List of Songs Discussed in this Work with Opus Numbers, Poets, Range and Voice Type, and Available Editions
Appendix C: Complete List of Edvard Grieg’s Published Songs for Solo Voice
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Sandra Jarrett
