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In the Hall of the Mountain King (Norwegian: I Dovregubbens hall) is a piece of orchestral music, Opus 23, composed by Edvard Grieg for Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Oslo on February 24, 1876. (It was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46.) Although a performance of the full piece runs to only two and a half minutes, it has attained iconic status in popular culture and is easily recognized, though not, perhaps, by name.

A fantasy story written in verse, Peer Gynt tells of the adventures of the eponymous Peer. The sequence illustrated by the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King is when Peer sneaks into the Mountain King’s castle. The piece then describes Peer’s attempts to escape from the King and his trolls after having insulted his daughter.

“(The troll-courtiers): Slagt ham! Kristenmands søn har dåret.
Dovregubbens veneste mø!
Slagt ham!
Slagt ham!
(a troll-imp): Må jeg skjære ham i fingeren?
(another troll-imp): Må jeg rive ham i håret?
(a troll-maiden): Hu, hej, lad mig bide ham i låret!
(a troll-witch with a ladle): Skal han lages til sod og sø?
(another troll-witch, with a chopper): Skal han steges på spid eller brunes i gryde?
(the Old Man of the Dovre): Isvand i blodet!”


“Slay him! The Christian’s son has bewitched
The Dovre King’s fairest daughter!
Slay him!
Slay him!

May I hack him on the fingers?
May I tug him by the hair?
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  • RissLovesCoop

    Gives me chills down my spine!:)

    26 days ago

  • greglypoop123

    rat race?

    last month

  • typographera

    Makes me shiver every time

    last month

  • chefsam57

    timeless

    last month

  • ClassyMusicSnob

    Study music??? Grieg is not study music! This isn't boring baroque or minimalist classical! This is motherfuckin romantic era norwegian classical. If you know anything about classical, romantic era classical is EPIC SHIT!

    last month

  • vehelits

    You know we're joking right ERIXWORX? okthx.

    February 2012

  • ERIXWORX

    I mainly prefer instrumental works of classical music, but in this case, it really loses something without the vocal part. still badass, though. And 'first metal song'? NOPE! 'Night on Bald Mountain' was about 10 years earlier...

    February 2012

  • satserver

    genius [2]

    January 2012

  • sinteticfish

    genius

    January 2012

  • vehelits

    yup, first metal song. (2)

    January 2012

  • endofspace

    energizing

    January 2012

  • KimJongKill

    My favorite piece of classic music. Just like Yakkety Sax can make anything funny, I think this can make anything cool and wild.

    December 2011

  • jennica_med_c

    I'm air conducting to this..! [5]

    December 2011

  • sundayborn13

    Great!

    December 2011

  • ian_foley

    I'd say first metal song, but Brahms was around before this song. Still, great song.

    November 2011

  • GabiCaviedes

    inspector gadget...

    November 2011

  • CCSandman

    Manic Miner

    November 2011

  • modva

    @robboelrobbo TOTALLY

    November 2011

  • Donk_pi_fly

    yup, first metal song.

    October 2011

  • robboelrobbo

    First metal song?

    October 2011
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