In the Hall of the Mountain King: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
By Edvard Grieg / arr. Robert W. Smith and Michael Story
Grade: 2 (Easy)
Item: 00-PK-0004535
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Setting off in a mysterious tone, this familiar Grieg theme builds with texture and intensity to the joyous familiar melody to a dramatic conclusion. Scored to work with any second year method, this classic work is a grandiose addition to the young band repertoire suitable for contest and concert. Bravo! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
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Additional Details
Series:
Band Expressions
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
192
SKU:
00-PK-0004535
More about this title
About the Composer: Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) stands as Norway's most celebrated composer, and his music remains central to the concert band repertoire worldwide. His gift for melody and harmonic color shaped the Romantic era, and his works have become touchstones for young musicians learning to balance lyricism with structural ambition.
Greig's influence on music education runs deep. Teachers across ensembles return to his themes because they reward musicianship without requiring virtuosity. In the Hall of the Mountain King, extracted from his Peer Gynt suites, has become an essential bridge between method book work and genuine artistic expression for developing bands.
Why we love this
Robert W. Smith and Michael Story have crafted an arrangement that honors Grieg's architecture while meeting young band players where they are. The piece opens with genuine mystery, uses texture and layering to sustain interest through the build, and arrives at the familiar melody with enough energy to feel earned. Students experience a masterwork not as a simplification but as a real musical journey.
What to expect
The piece unfolds like a story emerging from shadow. Quiet tremolo and sparse textures give way gradually to richer harmony, and the familiar theme arrives not as a jolt but as an inevitability, building toward a dramatic close that leaves students and audiences satisfied.
Who it's for
Second-year concert band students ready to engage with recognizable literature beyond exercise books. Directors programming festival or concert events where a confident, audience-friendly masterwork arrangement strengthens programming balance.
How to get the most out of it
- Control the opening darkness with soft dynamics and committed articulation in the lower voices. The mystery evaporates if the beginning feels tentative or rushed.
- Shape the textural buildup bar by bar. Each addition of voices and instrumental color should feel intentional, not accidental; this teaches students to listen horizontally and vertically at once.
- Balance the main melody so it sings above the accompaniment. Young bands often let energy flatten the tune; a focused articulation in the melody section keeps the line clear through the climax.
- Mark your major structural moments in rehearsal so students understand they're not just playing through music but executing a dramatic arc with a beginning, development, and resolution.
How to use it
Program this as a second or third selection on a concert to capitalize on the dramatic narrative arc and the audience recognition of the melody. The arrangement works equally well in festival settings where adjudicators expect musicianship alongside technical accessibility.
Skills your students will build
- Controlling soft dynamics and articulation in the low register
- Listening to textural layering and ensemble balance
- Shaping a melodic line with direction and character
- Executing controlled crescendos across multiple phrases
- Responding to dramatic structural shifts within a single piece