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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?
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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vehelits wrote:
You know we're joking right ERIXWORX? okthx.
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ERIXWORX wrote:
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...
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satserver wrote:
genius [2]
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sinteticfish wrote:
genius
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vehelits wrote:
yup, first metal song. (2)
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endofspace wrote:
energizing
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KimJongKill wrote:
My favorite piece of classic music. Just like Yakkety Sax can make anything funny, I think this can make anything cool and wild.
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jennica_med_c wrote:
I'm air conducting to this..! [5]
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sundayborn13 wrote:
Great!
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ian_foley wrote:
I'd say first metal song, but Brahms was around before this song. Still, great song.
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GabiCaviedes wrote:
inspector gadget...
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CCSandman wrote:
Manic Miner
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modva wrote:
@robboelrobbo TOTALLY
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Donk_pi_fly wrote:
yup, first metal song.
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robboelrobbo wrote:
First metal song?
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conchoid wrote:
SLAGT HAM
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modva wrote:
LOVE
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dogwalker118 wrote:
Sounds like music I would use getting ready for work!
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neau wrote:
Who tagged this as study music? I can't study to this :x
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3inT wrote:
I was air conducting be[4] I read these comments :)
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