Music name: Storm at Sea (orchestral)

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The orchestral music "Storm at Sea" is selected from the orchestral music composed by Norwegian composer Grieg in 1891 "Peer Gynt Suite No. 2".

"Peer Gynt Suite No. 2" is a selection of the drama soundtrack composed by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)'s five-act poetic drama "Peer Gynt".

The poetic drama "Peer Gynt" is based on Norwegian folklore. The plot is: Peer Gynt, a poor boy from the countryside, is wild, unrestrained and indulged in fantasy. His behavior was despised by everyone, but the girl Solveig looked at him differently and fell in love with him. While attending a friend's wedding, he abducted his bride Ingrid and took her to the deserted mountains. He abandoned her the next day and wandered alone in the mountains. Later, he accidentally broke into the cave of the mountain demon. Because he fell in love with the daughter of the mountain demon, he was insulted and tortured by the demons, and almost died. Fortunately, the bell of dawn sounded, and the demons dispersed, and Peer escaped from death. But Peer couldn't live peacefully, so he went to the forest for adventure. Osa longed for her son's return all day long, and became ill from overthinking. When she was dying, Peer rushed home, and Osa passed away suddenly while listening to his son's endless foreign stories. Peer, who lost his mother, ventured out to sea in search of wealth.

A few years later, he became rich doing business in Morocco. When he was sailing, the ship suddenly exploded and all his property was destroyed. Peer mixed into the Arab tribe, lied about being a prophet, deceived everyone's respect and trust, and fell in love with the chief's daughter Anitra. Later, Peer came to America and became a millionaire by searching for gold in California. After experiencing various adventures, Peer returned to his country by sea. He encountered a storm on the way and the ship sank, leaving him impoverished again.

At this time, Peer Gynt couldn't help but think of his loyal lover Solveig and his hometown, and suddenly realized from reality: the greatest happiness in the world is to return to his homeland and Hometown, see your relatives and fellow villagers. Finally he returned to his hometown and into the arms of Solveig.

Greeg used his great imagination and meticulous conception, based on Norwegian folk music and superb orchestral skills, to vividly and accurately depict the environment, plot and characters in the play with music. character.

Compose ***23 songs for the drama "Peer Gynt" (OP.23). It includes 12 instrumental pieces such as preludes and dances for each act, as well as solo pieces and chorus pieces. Because the drama performance was extremely popular, in 1888, the author selected 4 songs and compiled them into the first orchestral suite (OP.46). In 1891, the author revised the entire drama score and selected 4 additional pieces of music. Into "Peer Gynt Suite No. 2".

"Storm at Sea" is the third song of the Second Suite, "Peer Gynt Returns Hometown", also known as "Stormy Night at Sea". This piece is from the interlude of the fifth act of the play. It describes the scene when Peer Gynt returned to his country by ship after becoming a millionaire through gold mining in America, and was hit by a storm at sea.