Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6 MIDI & Sheet Music
Edvard Grieg · 1896
Grieg wrote this piece in 1896 to mark his 25th wedding anniversary with Nina, at their home in Troldhaugen near Bergen. It was first called "Gratulanterne kommer", the well-wishers are coming. The title we know dates from 1897, when Grieg placed it in the eighth book of his Lyric Pieces, Op. 65.
⏱6:05 with repeats♪3830 notes🎚Advanced🎼D major♩120 per quarter🎹D1 → B6🦶pedal marks
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6 · Sheet music
The opening is a joyful march: open fifths in the left hand, a frank melody in the right, like guests walking up to the house. A calmer, dreamier section follows, before the party returns. In this 3828-note MIDI lasting 6:06, you have to hold the drive to the very end. A shorter march to prepare with: the March of the Wooden Soldiers.
The left-hand open fifths, resonant without harshness
The contrast with the calm middle section
Stamina over 6 minutes, with dynamics that keep rising
The tricky passages
Bar 21 : the left hand shifts position by 34 semitones compared with the previous bar
Bar 40 : the busiest bar, with 38 notes across both hands
Bar 48 : a leap of 28 semitones (over two octaves) in the left hand, in under half a second
Bar 72 : the left hand stretches over 27 semitones (chord to roll)
Playing Wedding Day at Troldhaugen on piano with Pianovera
Cut the piece into 3 loops in Pianovera (the march, the calm part, the return) and practice the march with the left hand alone at 60%: if the fifths sound clean, the rest follows.
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About this piece
How long is Wedding Day at Troldhaugen?
The MIDI file lasts 6:05, with every repeat played in full: 179 bars in 4/4 (211 played with the repeats), 3830 notes, at 120 bpm (quarter notes). Slowed to 60%, it lasts 10:08.
What level do you need to play Wedding Day at Troldhaugen?
We rate it advanced in D major, with sustain pedal marks. The left hand stretches up to 27 semitones (chord to roll) and the right hand up to 24 semitones (chord to roll), across 69 semitones of keyboard (D1 to B6), at 10.5 notes per second on average. The first thing to work on: the opening march, clean and joyful.
What is the hardest passage in Wedding Day at Troldhaugen?
It is bar 48: a leap of 28 semitones (over two octaves) in the left hand, in under half a second.
What tempo should a beginner practice Wedding Day at Troldhaugen at?
Aim for 70 bpm (quarter notes), which is 60% of the file's tempo (120).
Is there sheet music for Wedding Day at Troldhaugen with fingering?
Yes: 3025 fingerings, 179 bars, shown in full above and as a free printable PDF.
