Elements of Music: Peer Gynt

Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 has another name.

Which do you think it might be?

• Waltz of the Fairies

• Fanfare Before the Feast

• In the Hall of the Mountain King

How would you describe the pitch?

• It begins very high and gradually gets lower.

• It begins very low and gradually gets higher.

• It stays at roughly the same pitch throughout.

How would you describe the rhythm? Tick all that apply.

• A lot of notes the same length, with a long note at the end of a phrase.

• The notes are very regular, but the tempo gets faster and faster.

• The rhythm repeats itself a number of times.

• The rhythm is uneven and is like the rhythm of someone skipping.

How would you describe the texture?

• Thin, as there is only one instrument to follow.

• Because the music has many layers, it is hard to follow the tune.

• I can hear a low part, with a melody over the top, with some extra sounds between them.

How would you describe the dynamics?

• Starts off quietly, gets louder, then fades away slowly

• Starts off quietly and gradually gets louder and louder

• Starts off quietly and remains quiet until right at the very end

Let's think about the timbre of the music.

Select the instruments you can hear.

• Percussion

• Woodwind instruments

• Brass instruments

• Piano

• String instruments played with bows and pizzicato