Description
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Opus 65 No.6
Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Arranged by Claudia Bissett for Flute Choir
Published by Falls House Press
Includes score and parts
Instrumentation:
3 C flutes, Alto flute, Bass flute, and Contrabass flute
Flutes 1 and 2 change to piccolo for a portion of the main theme.
Grieg composed tis joyful work for his wife Nina, in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. He performed it for her and over 100 guests at the anniversary celebration at Troldhaugen, their home near Bergen, Norway. The piece was published as the no. 6 in vol. 8 of Grieg's Lyriskestykker, or Lyric pieces.