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Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Books 1–10

Sixty-six short piano pieces Grieg published in ten books between 1867 and 1901: dances, songs, album leaves and pictures of Norwegian life (Watchman's Song, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen). The first book, Op. 12, is often a pianist's first Grieg; the later books grow longer and harder.

The library has 12 of the book's 66 numbers, levels 3 to 5. Not in the library: Nos. 11–13, 15–23, and 25–66.

Each book numbers its pieces from 1 (Op. 12 Nos. 1–8, Op. 38 Nos. 1–8 and so on); here they are counted through the ten books in order, so Op. 12 is Nos. 1–8, Op. 38 Nos. 9–16, Op. 43 Nos. 17–22, Op. 47 Nos. 23–29, Op. 54 Nos. 30–35, Op. 57 Nos. 36–41, Op. 62 Nos. 42–47, Op. 65 Nos. 48–53, Op. 68 Nos. 54–59 and Op. 71 Nos. 60–66. Each piece's own opus and number are in its title.

Pieces

12

Levels

3 to 5

Key signatures

3 flats to 4 sharps

Length

23 to 146 bars

In the book's order

Each with its number and level, and easier versions made from the score itself, so you can start below a piece's level and work up to it as written.

• Arietta, Op. 12 No. 1
  3 flats, 2/4, 23 bars
  No. 1 of 66; level 5
• Waltz, Op. 12 No. 2
  no sharps or flats, 3/4, 79 bars
  No. 2 of 66; level 3
• Watchman's Song, Op. 12 No. 3
  4 sharps, 2/2, 53 bars
  No. 3 of 66; level 4
• Elfin Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
  1 sharp, 3/4, 72 bars
  No. 4 of 66; level 3
• Folk Song, Op. 12 No. 5
  3 sharps, 3/4, 41 bars
  No. 5 of 66; level 3
• Norwegian Melody, Op. 12 No. 6
  2 sharps, 3/4, 56 bars
  No. 6 of 66; level 3
• Album Leaf, Op. 12 No. 7
  1 sharp, 2/4, 57 bars
  No. 7 of 66; level 3
• National Song, Op. 12 No. 8
  3 flats, 4/4, 32 bars
  No. 8 of 66; level 4
• Berceuse in G, Op. 38 No. 1
  1 sharp, 2/4, 86 bars
  No. 9 of 66; level 4
• Folk Song, Op. 38 No. 2
  1 sharp, 3/4, 68 bars
  No. 10 of 66; level 3
• Elegy, Op. 38 No. 6
  no sharps or flats, 3/4, 47 bars
  No. 14 of 66; level 3
• Album Leaf, Op. 47 No. 2
  1 flat, 6/8, 146 bars
  No. 24 of 66; level 5

An order to learn them in

The same pieces from the easiest, by the level fitted to each score; within a level, in the book's order. Teachers skip about in these books, and so can you.

1. Level 3 Folk Song, Op. 12 No. 5 · Elegy, Op. 38 No. 6 · Norwegian Melody, Op. 12 No. 6 · Album Leaf, Op. 12 No. 7 · Folk Song, Op. 38 No. 2 · Elfin Dance, Op. 12 No. 4 · Waltz, Op. 12 No. 2
2. Level 4 National Song, Op. 12 No. 8 · Watchman's Song, Op. 12 No. 3 · Berceuse in G, Op. 38 No. 1
3. Level 5 Arietta, Op. 12 No. 1 · Album Leaf, Op. 47 No. 2

Other teaching books

Every book five or more library pieces are from.

• Köhler's Very Easiest Exercise Pieces, Op. 190 24
• Beyer's Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Op. 101 14
• Gurlitt's The First Lessons, Op. 117 34 of 34
• Duvernoy's École primaire, Op. 176 16 of 25
• Mozart's first pieces, K. 1a–1f 6 of 6
• Streabbog's Twelve Melodious Studies, Op. 63 12 of 12
• Le Couppey's L'Alphabet, Op. 17 25 of 25
• Burgmüller's 25 Easy Studies, Op. 100 25 of 25
• Anna Magdalena Bach's Notebook (1725) 20 of 20
• Gretchaninov's Glass Beads, Op. 123 12 of 12
• Bartók's For Children (original edition) 20 of 42
• Gretchaninov's Children's Album, Op. 98 15 of 15
• Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young, Op. 39 24 of 24
• Lemoine's Études enfantines, Op. 37 29 of 50
• Clementi's Six Sonatinas, Op. 36 6 of 6
• Czerny's 160 Eight-Measure Exercises, Op. 821 19 of 160
• Czerny's School of Velocity, Op. 299 6 of 40
• Schumann's Album for the Young, Op. 68 21 of 43
• Grieg's Lyric Pieces 12 of 66
• Schirmer's Sonatina Album 11 of 30
• Bach's Two-Part Inventions 15 of 15
• Bach's Six Little Preludes, BWV 933–938 6 of 6
• Schumann's Kinderszenen, Op. 15 8 of 13
• Mendelssohn's Songs without Words 8 of 48
• Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28 8 of 24