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			The music of the Norwegian composer ] has been used extensively in media, music education, and popular music.
	==Music education==

			== Music education ==
	For the 150th anniversary of his birth, Norway organized a huge celebration, "Grieg in the Schools", which included programs for children from pre-school to secondary school in 1993. The programs were repeated in 1996 in Germany, and called "Grieg in der Schule", in which over a thousand students participated. There were Grieg observances in 39 countries, from Mexico to Moscow.<ref></ref>
			Norway organized a 1993 celebration for the 150th anniversary of Grieg's birth, including "Grieg in the Schools", with programs for children from pre-school to secondary school. The programs were repeated in Germany in 1996, where over a thousand students participated in ''Grieg in der Schule''. Grieg observances spanned 39 countries, from Mexico to Russia.<ref></ref>

	Further celebrations of Grieg and his music were held in 2007, the 100th anniversary of his death. ] held a large-scale celebration, featuring '']'' and the ] a public concert for children and adults.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The July 2007 Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference featured Grieg's works.<ref></ref>		Further celebrations of Grieg and his music were held in 2007, the 100th anniversary of his death. ] held a large-scale celebration, featuring '']'' and the ] in a public concert for children and adults.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The July 2007 Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference featured Grieg's works.<ref></ref>

			], and later, the ] both named their tertiary music departments {{Lang\|no\|Griegakademiet}} (the Grieg Academy), in the composer's honor.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uib.no/grieg/om-instituttet/griegakademiets-historie\|title=Griegakademiets historie\|work=Griegakademiet\|language=no\|access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref>
	The ] in ] presented a ] concert that featured one of Grieg's string quartets.<ref>''Quartet will 'string' at the Sheldon'', by Ted Taylor, '']'', November 14, 1997 , found at </ref> Annual conferences are held for ] of music teachers and music therapists in the United States.<ref></ref>

			== ''Peer Gynt'' ==
	'']'' reviewed one of many concerts for young people with Grieg's music.<ref name="times">''Classical Music in Review '', by Bernard Holland, October 1, 1991, found at </ref> The reviewer noted, "] has put youth high on his agenda at the ], and he was conspicuously present at the orchestra's first ] at ] on Saturday afternoon.... Children and parents came in fair numbers".<ref name="times" /> However, "the enormous grip of popular culture under which such elements are subsumed and it looks like Mr. Masur and the Philharmonic will have the fight of their lives".<ref name="times" /> Masur the teacher-conductor "wisely called for the Grieg themes about to be heard. His delivery was warm, not without humor and occasionally muddled by struggles with the language".

	In ], ], there is an officially-sanctioned and standardized ] for music teachers that asks children to examine and discuss Grieg's influences in pop music. The plan states explicitly, "Sometimes classical music influences popular music. For example, the musical '']'' was based on the music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg." <ref></ref>

	The ], and later, the ] both named their tertiary music departments "Griegakademiet", in honor of Grieg.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uib.no/grieg/om-instituttet/griegakademiets-historie\|title=Griegakademiets historie\|work=Griegakademiet\|language=Norwegian\|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref>

	==Neopaganism==
	{{See also\|Paganism}}

	Grieg is alleged to have created the ] ] ] in his 1870 ] '']''.<ref></ref>

	==References to Grieg's music in popular culture==
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	===''Peer Gynt''===
	{{Main\|Peer Gynt (Grieg)}}		{{Main\|Peer Gynt (Grieg)}}

	In 1960 ] recorded a jazz interpretation of "Peer Gynt" in his '']'' album. ~~The~~ ~~album~~ ~~was~~ ~~rereleased~~ on CD in as ~~''Three~~ ~~Suites''~~ ~~along~~ ~~with~~ Ellington's ~~reworking~~ of ~~Tchaikovsky~~'s '']'' ~~in 1990.~~		In 1960 ] recorded a jazz interpretation of ''Peer Gynt'' in his '']'' album. A struggle ensued in Norway between the Grieg Foundation and its supporters, who found the recordings offensive to Norwegian culture, and Norwegian supporters of Ellington. Ellington's versions were withdrawn from distribution in the country until 1967, when Grieg's copyrights expired.<ref>Cooke, Mervyn and David Horn (2003) '']''</ref>

	A 1993 ] short cartoon ''Dwarves and the Mountain King'' (rus. ''Гномы и Горный Король'', directed by ]) is completely based on Grieg's music, primarily on ''Peer Gynt'' themes.

	===="In the Hall of the Mountain King"====		=== "In the Hall of the Mountain King" ===
	{{Main\|In the Hall of the Mountain King}}		{{Main\|In the Hall of the Mountain King}}

	===~~==Music==~~===		=== "Morning" ===
	], an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks, released a jazz arrangement of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" on his 1960 album, ''Bongos and Brass''.

	] recorded a rock arrangement of the piece with the band ], using the title "Satan's Holiday".

	]'s ] is, to this day, the only band to perform "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as a song ('']'' album, 1994), with Peer Gynt-inspired English lyrics written by ].<ref></ref><ref></ref>

	The British instrumental band ] released a rock arrangement of the piece as "Hall of the Mountain King" in 1965.

	British rock band ] recorded another performance of "Hall of the Mountain King" in 1967. This version went unreleased until 1995, when it appeared as a bonus track on a CD reissue of '']''.<ref></ref><ref name=autogenerated1></ref><ref></ref> '']'' has called this cover a "Who-freakout arrangement"<ref>''''</ref> One reviewer calls The Who's version the "weirdest of these" covers on the CD, and claims it is "a rendition of the corresponding extract from Grieg's Peer Gynt suite ... it hardly sounds like Grieg here, anyway..." Another claims that "the main function of the composition is to evoke thoughts of (naturally) ] and (unnaturally) ], because in parts it sounds exactly like ']'."<ref></ref>

	Rumors circulated by fans of the rock group ] speculate that the name of the group's debut album, '']'', was taken from this classical composition.

	San Francisco psychedelic rock band ] performed the song on public television station KQED-TV for the program "Come up the Years" in April 1967.

	The ]-based band ] recorded a cover of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" on their 1969 album ''Milestones''.

	The phrase "the hall of the mountain king" appears in "]" by ] and ]. "Spill The Wine" peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 on 22 August 1970.

	The ] band ] incorporated "In the Hall of the Mountain King" in the track "Venite giù al fiume" on their only album, recorded in 1971.<ref></ref>

	The British Band ] used "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as inspiration for their version "Mad Mountain King" on their 1972 album ''Joy''.

	] made a version on their 1973 album '']''.

	Norwegian ] band ] made a version of the track in 1971, appearing on ''The Best Of ]'' (1974), and the 2002 reissue of the 1972 album ''Loaded''.<ref></ref>

	] band ] used the melody in their "Symphony No. 2" on their 1970 ].

	] keyboardist ] introduced the piece in a part of his album '']'' (1974), with some bars of the piece appearing at the end of the album.

	A fragment of the tune was used in "Enter the Exterminator" on the album '']'' (1985) by ].

	The British band ] covered the piece "In the Hall of the Mountain King" in their second album '']'' (1987).

	] used a fragment of this piece in the song "Find It, Fuck It, Forget It" off 1993's '']''.<ref></ref>

	] band ] utilizes a riff based on "In the Hall of the Mountain King" around the beginning of "Cry Wolf" from their 1983 album ''Cloak and Dagger''.

	The ] group ] includes an instrumental piece called "Prelude To Madness" on the '']'' album that is based on themes of this piece.

	Another progressive rock group ] included a version on their 1998 album ''Detours''.

	] ] band ] covered the song on their live album '']''.

	The song was used in ] ] duo ]'s song "Dream A Dream" from their 1999 album '']''.

	On the ]'s album '']'', the riff is used in the song "The Mountain".

	Heavy metal guitarist ] covered the piece many times in live performances with his band ], including their live album '']'' (Track: "Guitar Solo Wolf" ) and also as a studio version on his solo album '']''.

	German heavy ] band ] covers the theme in the interlude of their song "Gorgar" in their first studio album, '']''.

	The ] have been known to occasionally cover this song as well in live concert.

	] did a ] adaptation of the piece, entitled "]", for his 2007 album '']''.

	], a German electronic dance music producer and DJ, created a remix of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" titled "Dovregubben" in 2011.

	A ] freestyle rap was recorded to the piece by ] on his album ''Da Funk is on Your Mind''.

	A riff is used at the beginning of the 1966 garage rock song, Stormy, by The Jesters of Newport.

	In 1998 ] recorded a version of this piece in their album, '']''. The title is "Simpatico Holgazan".

	It was used by ] as an interlude in his song "För Kung och Fosterland" ("For King and Fatherland") on his album '']''.

	The theme was heard in demo recordings made by the Norwegian ] band ] before their 1984 album '']''. However, at the time of writing the song it was used in has never been released on any official album.

	] lead guitarist ] plays a short part of it during a show in San Diego in '92 on the ''Live Shit'' DVD box.

	] used the main theme from the song in their live piece called "Margaret".

	Princess, a hungarian violin-playing orchestra has also played this piece. Hungarian title: "A hegykirály barlangjában" (exact meaning: "in the cave of the mountain king")

	] rapped over the song for his unreleased track called "peer gynt".

	The german psychobilly band ] added a bridge including the theme in their song "Brand New Gun (Bang Boom Bang)".

	=====Film and TV=====

	The first known use in film is when it was played in the background in one of the scenes in ]'s movie ] from 1915.<ref>Barbara Saltzman, "Griffith's 'Birth of a Nation' Reborn on Lumivision Disc," '']'', June 21, 1991. Found at . Accessed May 23, 2011.</ref>

	In the ] scene of '']'' (2010), a version interpreted by ] and ] is used when the Winklevoss brothers compete before discovering that Facebook reaches both Europe and video live streaming.

	The song also was used in the opening promo for ]'s ]

	The song also appears during the teaser trailer of ]'s '']'' and '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.

	It was also used in the 2001 film '']''.

	The song is the theme music for ] and his henchmen in the animated series, '']''. Part of the song can also be heard in the opening theme.

	in the 1957 made-for-TV film '']'' the theme is heard several times, most notably when the Piper (]) plays it on his flute (joined by the full orchestra) as he leads the rats out of Hamelin and to their doom in the ]. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq1Z9LtfoX8</ref>

	The semi-fictional characters ]{{dn\|date=August 2012}} and ] in the BBC televised series '']'' perform the piece drunkenly with their dates at a pub.

	It is also played over the end credits of the ] film '']''.

	A young boy is seen playing "In the Hall of The Mountain King" as a piano practice piece in an episode of '']'' entitled "The Mountain King".

	In the final episode of '']'', "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is being played when Principal McVicker has flashbacks to their antics.

	In the '']'' episode, entitled "Farmer-Hunter, Farmer Hunted", the song can be heard several times.

	"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is also featured in the intro of the television series '']''.

	The vampires in '']'' whistle the tune to this song.

	]'s 1985 horror film '']'' (aka ''Demons'') includes a title theme by ] that incorporates the melody of "In the Hall of the Mountain King".

	Fragments of the piece are heard in the ] ]-winning documentary '']'' in a re-enactment where ] and an accomplice herd the infamous tightrope wire up the stairs, past a guard on duty. Thought not played in full, the song is listed in the film's musical credits.

	It was used as the three brothers theme on the '']'' spin-off '']''.

	It is played when the antiestablishment Mozzie enters the ] offices in ]'s '']'' (season 2, episode 4, 2010).

	In '']'' Pete's song "Petey's King of France" is sung to the tune of this song.

	It is the theme song of the French author ]'s short film '']''.

	It served as a basis for the theme of the '']'' animated series.<ref></ref>

	It served as a basis for the theme of '']'' animated series.

	A version of the song is used during a scene featuring a game of ] in a 2010 episode ("]") of '']''. Scenes immediately following this one then work cues of In the Hall of the Mountain King into the show's original score.

	It is used in the movie trailer of '']''.

	It was used in the sixth episode of the second season of '']''.

	It was used in "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" during a graphing of Steve Wiebe's world record attempt.

	It was also played in the opening scenes of the Norwegian movie ''Død Snø'' ('']'').

	It was played in the 2011 movie '']'' by Grimm as one of her first introductions to music.

	It is used in '']'' (1988) by ] in the scene where Albert and his father drink more and more beer, which as-of-yet has no bubbles in it, the consumption of which yields Albert to invent the first articifial beer with bubbles in it by ways of ] (with a chisel, nonetheless).

	It is played in the end credits of the 2011 film, Johnny English Reborn, as Johnny English prepares dinner in his colleague's kitchen.

	It is played in the end credits of the The Troll Hunter (Norwegian: Trolljegeren) a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film.

	It is lightly referenced in the episode "Luna Eclipsed" of '']''.

	In ], it's used as a theme song for Orson's evil brothers.

	The main theme is used in the ] episode "]", as the musical ensemble for the episode.

	The song plays in an episode of the internet Flash series ''International Moron Patrol''.

	The song is used in a brief scene in the US TV series '']'', episode 8,05 "Blood Brother"

	Russian version is sung in 1997 Russian animated film ''Dunno on the Moon'', with changed Russian lyrics

	=====Video games=====
	Grieg's music was a main part of the 1983 game '']'', released for the Atari 2600 and 5200 and the Commodore 64. In the game, the player character must search for the crown of the Mountain King and then escape the mountain with it; "Anitra's Dance" is played as the character searches, its volume indicating the crown's nearness, and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" plays as the character attempts to escape with the crown.

	It was used as the title music for the classic ] platform game ''Lady Tut''.<ref></ref>

	"In the Hall of the Mountain King" was also featured in the 1995 ] '']'', in which the piece would play as the background music when the player used the Armored Support Vehicle.

	The 1983 ] computer game '']'' uses "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as in-game music.<ref></ref>

	Also the 1987 ] computer game '']'' released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment uses "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as in-game background music.<ref></ref>

	The 1989 PC game '']'' uses "In the Hall of the Mountain King" for in-game background music.

	In '']'', a game released for the Super Nintendo, part of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is used in the music to the Abandoned Mines level.

	In the game ''10 Pin: Champions Alley'', a more upbeat version of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is used as the background music in one of the levels.

	The formative strategy wargame '']'' used "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as its intro music.

	Much of the music for the N64 game '']'' was based on "In the Hall of the Mountain King", especially the song "Baby Bowser's Lullaby".

	The '']'' song "Atmospheric Pressure" is heavily based on "In the Hall of the Mountain King".

	'']'' Fiesta EX presents a ] by ] based on "In the Hall of the Mountain King" called "The Devil".

	A rendition of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is played when the player achieves 10 times score multiplier in the 2010 iPod and 2011 PlayStation network game Pix'n Love Rush.

	"In the Hall of the Mountain King" appears in the 1993 space trading simulator multi-platform game '']'' as a selectable in-game song.

	"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is also featured in Music Memory 2013.

	The piece is featured in the dwarf bastion in '']''.

	In '']'' the character Salvador will sometimes hum "In the Hall of the Mountain King" while using his "Gunzerking" skill.

	=====Advertisement=====
	The ] theme park ] has adopted "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as its unofficial theme music, and it is heard in the vast majority of their advertisements, as well as around the park.<ref>http://old.towerstimes.co.uk/media/towersmedia.htm</ref>

	]'s ] debuted on October 11, 2010, with two ads, one of them using "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as its theme.

	] used parts of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" piece sped up for a few of their commercials involving their mascot.

	In the mid 1990s, a commercial for the animated series '']'' provided Batman-themed lyrics to "In the Hall of the Mountain King."

	In the late 1990s and early 2000s ], an American baked snacks company, featured "In the Hall of the Mountain King" on many of their commercials, including for ].<ref name=autogenerated1 />

	In Britain, the song was used in a ] advert, in which the phrase "yum" was set to the music.

	=====Literature=====
	The piece is mentioned in ]'s '']'', in which Toole likens Ignatius's sexual climax to the piece's finale.

	===="The Death of Åse"====
	The tune was used as the melody for ''A Mother's Lament'', sung by a grieving mother searching for her child, who does not know that the Piper has led away the children in the 1957 made-for-TV musical ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin''. Lyrics were by Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor; the song was sung by ].

	Extracts from "Aase's Death" are played in ] episode "]", while the Norwegian workers are forced to leave their poverty-stricken town and emigrate to Springfield.

	In 1974, the Dutch progressive rock band ] adapted this piece of music and renamed it "Death of Ace".

	In 1992, German film director ] used the piece in his film ] during an aerial shot of Baghdad.

	An fast version of "The Death of Åse" is the background music for level 8 of the video game ] (1995).

	In 1999, the British electronic music group ] used extracts from this piece on their album "]", in the track "Altitude (Red Square Reprise)".

	In 2008, Dutch politician Geert Wilders released a short and very controversial film which featured "The Death of Åse" as background music. The film, "Fitna," is very critical of the religion of Islam

	===="Solveig's Song"====
	The American ] group ] used the melody of "Solveig's Song" in "Forever", from its album ''Karma''.

	The Norwegian metal group ] also used it in their song "Tapt Av Håp",<ref></ref> as did the Faroese metal group ] in their song "Valkyrjan".

	The French hip-hop producer ] used a looped sample of the melody in the song "Sometimes" from the album ].

	] used the melody for "Lost Song" of the 1987 album of the same name.

	===="Anitra's Dance"====
	"Anitra's Dance" serves as background music in the game '']''.

	"Anitra's Dance" plays a large role in the 1983 game "Mountain King".

	===="Morning Mood"====
	{{Main\|Morning Mood}}		{{Main\|Morning Mood}}

			] recorded a ] cover song known as "Dawning", in 1962. "Morning" was later used in the 1973 film '']'' as part of the music selected by Edward G. Robinson's character to listen to as he lay dying.
	"Morning Mood" is also used in ]'s animated short film ''Construction Cancellation Order'', a segment of the 1987 ] anthology film '']'' (aka ''Mani Mani Labyrinth Tales'').

			In 1998, '']'' episode "]" paid homage to its use in older cartoons in a sequence where a cheeseburger unwraps in the early sunlight.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Simpsons (Classic): "Bart Carny"\|url=http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-classic-bart-carny-225260\|website=avclub.com\|date=20 September 2015 \|access-date=20 Sep 2015}}</ref> Later in the same year, German musical project ] sampled the theme for their song "]."<ref>{{cite news\|title=In-Mood; Juliette - Musik / Poplexikon.de\|url=http://www.swr3.de/musik/poplexikon/-/id=927882/did=205968/170gq4j/index.html\|access-date=1 May 2016\|work=SWR 3\|date=August 7, 2007\|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=In-Mood feat. Juliette - Ocean Of Light\|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitemurl.asp?cat=s&id=3666\|website=hitparade.ch\|access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>
	It can also be heard in two episodes of '']''.

			The "Morning Mood" theme in the first movement of Grieg’s ''Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op 46'' is used as the opening theme music in ]' 2007 video game '']'', accompanying the animation of a rising sun.
	"Morning Mood" was also used in a television commercial for ]/] in the late 90s and early 2000s.

			The song plays in an episode of '']'', when Popuko wakes up. However, upon seeing it is still nighttime, she beats up the song caption.
	It was used at the beginning of the theatrical trailer to '']''.

			The song plays during the reveal trailer for the character Kled for the videogame '']'', called "Kled: The Reunion".<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw46WPuXMk0 \| title=Kled: The Reunion \| New Champion Teaser - League of Legends \| website=] }}</ref>
	It also features in the opening of the computer games '']'' and '']''.

			The beginning portion was also used in a ] sign-on from 2013 to 2015, where the titular character from one of CN's shows, '']'', appears with his head rising against a mountain range background, saying his trademark catchphrase, "Good morning!". In the sign-off, the character would say the catchphrase, and lower back down with the music playing (albeit reversed) and then him saying the catchphrase again.
	It was also played in the '']'' episode "]".

			Zelda Nomura, female antagonist of the animated series ''],'' whistles "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" to instill fear in her enemies.
	It was also played in the '']'' episode, "Beavis and Butt-head Are Dead".

			=== "Solveig's Song" ===
	The composition features in '']'' episode "]".
			"Solveig's Song" is used as the melodic basis for a track in ], 1999.

			]/] band ] based a song called "Forever" on the melody of "Solveig's Song". This is also mentioned by their now previous singer ], on their live DVD ''One Cold Winters Night''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqqPYySZnVY\|title = KAMELOT - Forever (Live)\|website = ]}}</ref>
	It can be also heard in the '']'' episode "The Cursed Island"

			== Piano Sonata ==
	In '']'' Season 3 Episode 15, Sheldon tries to persuade Leonard to take him to Switzerland by making him breakfast and serving in bed. Before he serves Leonard the breakfast, he plays the song with a flute.

			The motion picture '']'' uses Grieg's '']'' as a way to introduce a ] priest's prayer. The priest, Father Fulton, plays the sonata as a way of connecting himself to the other Jesuits, when "forced to revise their standards of belief after experiencing first a makeshift and later a 'real' miracle."<ref>Lutz Koepnick, ''The Dark Mirror: German Cinema between Hitler and Hollywood'', ''Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism,'' 32, found at .</ref>
	It was also used briefly in the motion picture Soylent Green during the death scene for Edward G. Robinson: another classical work begins the scene, with Morning Mood finishing it.

			== "Brothers, Sing On!" ==
	===Norwegian Dances===
	The ''Norwegian Dance No. 2'' (Op.35) was used as the signature tune for the second series of '']''.

			The folk song "]" ("Sangerhilsen" in the original Norwegian) was written by Grieg, with lyrics by ] and with ] ] by ] and/or ].<ref name="Brothers">{{cite web \|title=Brothers, Sing On! \|url=http://www.brotherssingon.com/ \|date=2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318155053/http://www.brotherssingon.com/ \|archive-date=18 March 2008 \|website=University of Northern Iowa Varsity Men’s Glee Club \|access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Taylor \|first=Jo Anne \|title=ChoralNet resources \|url=http://choralnet.org/resources/viewResource.phtml?id=2149&category=1 \|date=18 June 2004 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105110725/http://choralnet.org/resources/viewResource.phtml?id=2149&category=1 \|archive-date=5 November 2007 \|website=ChoralNet \|access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> The Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association (MHMCA) presented "Brothers, Sing On!": a massed concert with 90 male singers at the historic ] on May 3, 2008, with the titular song adopted as the organization's theme song in 1974.<ref>"In 1974 'Brothers, Sing On!,' by Edvard Grieg, was adopted as the organization's theme song." See . Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref> They had previously performed the same song in the same venue in 2002.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415214729/http://www.bhsinging.info/date/2002/20020427hendrick.html \|date=2009-04-15 }}. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref>
	===Piano Sonata===
	The motion picture '']'' used Grieg's ''Piano Sonata in E minor'' as a way to introduce a ] priest's prayer. The priest, Father Fulton, plays the sonata as a way of connecting himself to the other Jesuits, when "forced to revise their standards of belief after experiencing first a makeshift and later a 'real' miracle." <ref>Lutz Koepnick, ''The Dark Mirror: German Cinema between Hitler and Hollywood'', ''Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism,'' 32, found at .</ref>

			The University of Northern Iowa has gone so far as to name its web site and to start ''every'' concert with this song:
	===Piano Concerto===
	The first movement of Grieg's ] is used in ]'s 1997 film '']''.<ref></ref>

			{{quote\|What if all men, everywhere in the world, could get together and sing? If there was just one song that could be sung, in a true spirit of peace and brotherhood, "Brothers, Sing On!" by Edvard Grieg would be it. "Brothers, Sing On!" is the timeless gem in many men’s choral repertoire. It has been called the ‘international anthem’ of men’s choral singing. For nearly 50 years, "Brothers, Sing On!" has been the mainstay of our Glee Club’s repertoire. We have sung it from the top of Mount Vesuvius; a glacier in the Tyrolean Alps; the ancient castles and underground slate mines of Wales; the deck of a ship on the tossing Irish Sea; the Coliseum in Rome, and a great many places in between. We salute the many excellent men’s choirs throughout the world, especially the collegiate men’s glee clubs, those ‘wandering troubadours’ whom we hope will inspire future generations of singers.\|the Brothers, Sing On! web site\|<ref name="Brothers" />}}
	The British comedy duo ] featured the Piano Concerto in a sketch involving ].

			== Other pieces ==
	It also can be heard extensively on ]'s (keyboardist with British rock group ]) album ''Journey to the Centre of the Earth''.
			The 1944 ] '']'', based very loosely on Grieg's life and using his music, was created in 1944 by ] and ]; and a film version was released in 1970.

			The 1957 made-for-TV movie musical ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' uses Grieg's music almost exclusively, with "In the Hall of the Mountain King" being the melody that the Piper (]) plays to rid the town of rats.
	'']'' used this piece as well.

			The opening theme of the first movement of Grieg's ] was used by Jimmy Wisner, recording under the name "Kokomo", in the song "]", a top-ten pop hit in the U.S. in 1961.
	The video game '']'' uses the Piano Concerto when a European civilization is selected.

			] famously played "all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order" of ] in a sketch on the 1971 ] Christmas special that featured ].
	It is also cited in comedian ]'s musical comedy routines focusing on "Cockney music" as an example of cockney-themed classic music.

			== See also ==
	==="Brothers, Sing On!"===
	The folk song "]" ( EG 170 - in the original Norwegian "Sangerhilsen") was written by Grieg with lyrics by Sigv. Skavlan, with ] ] by ] and/or ].<ref name="Brothers">. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref><ref>. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref> The Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association (MHMCA) presented a massed concert, with 90 male singers, at the historic ] on May 3, 2008, entitled "Brothers, Sing On!", with the titular song, which was also adopted as the organization's theme song in 1974.<ref>"In 1974 'Brothers, Sing On!,' by Edvard Grieg, was adopted as the organization's theme song." See . Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref> They had previously performed the same song in the same venue in 2002.<ref>. Accessed May 5, 2008.</ref>

	The University of Northern Iowa has gone so far as to name its web site and to start ''every'' concert with this song:
	{{quote\|What if all men, everywhere in the world, could get together and sing? If there was just one song that could be sung, in a true spirit of peace and brotherhood, "Brothers, Sing On!" by Edvard Grieg would be it. "Brothers, Sing On!" is the timeless gem in many men’s choral repertoire. It has been called the ‘international anthem’ of men’s choral singing. For nearly 50 years, "Brothers, Sing On!" has been the mainstay of our Glee Club’s repertoire. We have sung it from the top of Mount Vesuvius; a glacier in the Tyrolean Alps; the ancient castles and underground slate mines of Wales; the deck of a ship on the tossing Irish Sea; the Coliseum in Rome, and a great many places in between. We salute the many excellent men’s choirs throughout the world, especially the collegiate men’s glee clubs, those ‘wandering troubadours’ whom we hope will inspire future generations of singers.\|the Brothers, Sing On! web site\|<ref name="Brothers" />}}

	===Other pieces===
	The ] '']'', based very loosely on Grieg's life and using his music, was created in 1944 by ] and ] and a film version was released in 1970. The 1957 made-for-TV movie musical ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' uses Grieg's music almost exclusively, with "In the Hall of the Mountain King" being the melody that the Piper (]) plays to rid the town of rats.

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The music of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg has been used extensively in media, music education, and popular music.

Music education

Norway organized a 1993 celebration for the 150th anniversary of Grieg's birth, including "Grieg in the Schools", with programs for children from pre-school to secondary school. The programs were repeated in Germany in 1996, where over a thousand students participated in Grieg in der Schule. Grieg observances spanned 39 countries, from Mexico to Russia.

Further celebrations of Grieg and his music were held in 2007, the 100th anniversary of his death. Bosnia and Herzegovina held a large-scale celebration, featuring Peer Gynt and the Piano Concerto in a public concert for children and adults. The July 2007 Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference featured Grieg's works.

Bergen University College, and later, the University of Bergen both named their tertiary music departments Griegakademiet (the Grieg Academy), in the composer's honor.

Peer Gynt

Main article: Peer Gynt (Grieg)

In 1960 Duke Ellington recorded a jazz interpretation of Peer Gynt in his Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. album. A struggle ensued in Norway between the Grieg Foundation and its supporters, who found the recordings offensive to Norwegian culture, and Norwegian supporters of Ellington. Ellington's versions were withdrawn from distribution in the country until 1967, when Grieg's copyrights expired.

"In the Hall of the Mountain King"

Main article: In the Hall of the Mountain King

"Morning"

Main article: Morning Mood

Jay and the Americans recorded a rock and roll cover song known as "Dawning", in 1962. "Morning" was later used in the 1973 film Soylent Green as part of the music selected by Edward G. Robinson's character to listen to as he lay dying.

In 1998, The Simpsons episode "Bart Carny" paid homage to its use in older cartoons in a sequence where a cheeseburger unwraps in the early sunlight. Later in the same year, German musical project In-Mood feat. Juliette sampled the theme for their song "Ocean of Light."

The "Morning Mood" theme in the first movement of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op 46 is used as the opening theme music in PopCap Games' 2007 video game Peggle, accompanying the animation of a rising sun.

The song plays in an episode of Pop Team Epic, when Popuko wakes up. However, upon seeing it is still nighttime, she beats up the song caption.

The song plays during the reveal trailer for the character Kled for the videogame League of Legends, called "Kled: The Reunion".

The beginning portion was also used in a Cartoon Network sign-on from 2013 to 2015, where the titular character from one of CN's shows, Uncle Grandpa, appears with his head rising against a mountain range background, saying his trademark catchphrase, "Good morning!". In the sign-off, the character would say the catchphrase, and lower back down with the music playing (albeit reversed) and then him saying the catchphrase again.

Zelda Nomura, female antagonist of the animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, whistles "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" to instill fear in her enemies.

"Solveig's Song"

"Solveig's Song" is used as the melodic basis for a track in Vandal Hearts 2, 1999.

Power metal/Progressive metal band Kamelot based a song called "Forever" on the melody of "Solveig's Song". This is also mentioned by their now previous singer Roy Khan, on their live DVD One Cold Winters Night.

Piano Sonata

The motion picture The First Legion uses Grieg's Piano Sonata in E minor as a way to introduce a Jesuit priest's prayer. The priest, Father Fulton, plays the sonata as a way of connecting himself to the other Jesuits, when "forced to revise their standards of belief after experiencing first a makeshift and later a 'real' miracle."

"Brothers, Sing On!"

The folk song "Brothers, Sing On!" ("Sangerhilsen" in the original Norwegian) was written by Grieg, with lyrics by Sigvald Skavlan and with English language lyrics by Herbert Dalmas and/or Howard McKinney. The Mohawk-Hudson Male Chorus Association (MHMCA) presented "Brothers, Sing On!": a massed concert with 90 male singers at the historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on May 3, 2008, with the titular song adopted as the organization's theme song in 1974. They had previously performed the same song in the same venue in 2002.

The University of Northern Iowa has gone so far as to name its web site and to start every concert with this song:

What if all men, everywhere in the world, could get together and sing? If there was just one song that could be sung, in a true spirit of peace and brotherhood, "Brothers, Sing On!" by Edvard Grieg would be it. "Brothers, Sing On!" is the timeless gem in many men’s choral repertoire. It has been called the ‘international anthem’ of men’s choral singing. For nearly 50 years, "Brothers, Sing On!" has been the mainstay of our Glee Club’s repertoire. We have sung it from the top of Mount Vesuvius; a glacier in the Tyrolean Alps; the ancient castles and underground slate mines of Wales; the deck of a ship on the tossing Irish Sea; the Coliseum in Rome, and a great many places in between. We salute the many excellent men’s choirs throughout the world, especially the collegiate men’s glee clubs, those ‘wandering troubadours’ whom we hope will inspire future generations of singers.
— the Brothers, Sing On! web site,

Other pieces

The 1944 musical Song of Norway, based very loosely on Grieg's life and using his music, was created in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest; and a film version was released in 1970.

The 1957 made-for-TV movie musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin uses Grieg's music almost exclusively, with "In the Hall of the Mountain King" being the melody that the Piper (Van Johnson) plays to rid the town of rats.

The opening theme of the first movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor was used by Jimmy Wisner, recording under the name "Kokomo", in the song "Asia Minor", a top-ten pop hit in the U.S. in 1961.

Eric Morecambe famously played "all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order" of Grieg's Piano Concerto in a sketch on the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special that featured Andre Previn.

References

MNC Web Site, Edvard Grieg Remembered
Grieg07 – English – Home
Norveska Official web site for Bosnia-Herzegovina
Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference web site
"Griegakademiets historie". Griegakademiet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 July 2010.
Cooke, Mervyn and David Horn (2003) The Cambridge Companion to Jazz
"The Simpsons (Classic): "Bart Carny"". avclub.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 Sep 2015.
"In-Mood; Juliette - Musik / Poplexikon.de". SWR 3 (in German). August 7, 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
"In-Mood feat. Juliette - Ocean Of Light". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
"Kled: The Reunion | New Champion Teaser - League of Legends". YouTube.
"KAMELOT - Forever (Live)". YouTube.
Lutz Koepnick, The Dark Mirror: German Cinema between Hitler and Hollywood, Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism, 32, found at U.C. Press web site.
^ "Brothers, Sing On!". University of Northern Iowa Varsity Men’s Glee Club. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
Taylor, Jo Anne (18 June 2004). "ChoralNet resources". ChoralNet. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
"In 1974 'Brothers, Sing On!,' by Edvard Grieg, was adopted as the organization's theme song." See Conductor's Club web site. Accessed May 5, 2008.
BH Singing web site Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed May 5, 2008.

v t e Edvard Grieg
List of compositions
Orchestral	In Autumn Holberg Suite Lyric Suite Symphonic Dances Two Elegiac Melodies
Concertante	Piano Concerto
Chamber music	Cello Sonata String Quartet No. 1 Violin Sonatas
Piano solo	Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak Lyric Pieces Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Piano Sonata
Incidental music	Peer Gynt "In the Hall of the Mountain King" "Morning Mood" Sigurd Jorsalfar
Vocal music	Haugtussa
Named for Grieg	Edvard Grieg oil field Grieg Academy Grieg (crater) Grieg Hall
Family	Nina (Wife) Johan Halvorsen (Relative by marriage) Distant relatives Nordahl Harald
Related articles	Edvard Grieg – mennesket og kunstneren Grieg's music in popular culture Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor (song) Griegprisen Norwegian romantic nationalism Song of Norway (operetta) Song of Norway (film) Troldhaugen Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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