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Edvard Grieg

Norwegian composer and pianist who shaped national identity through music.

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Known for: Leading Romantic era composer known for integrating Norwegian folk music into classical compositions.
Listed under: Norwegian Icons

About Edvard Grieg

His use of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia. The family name, originally spelled...

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