Sailor's Song (Op. 68, No. 1) by Edvard Grieg, arranged for Flute Choir by Nora Kile. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist, widely regarded as the leading voice of Norwegian Romantic music. Born in Bergen, he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory before spending formative years in Copenhagen, where he met the nationalist composer Rikard Nordraak, who encouraged him to draw on Norwegian folk traditions. Among his most beloved works for solo piano are the Lyric Pieces, ten collections of short character pieces composed across his career. Op. 68, the eighth book, was published in 1899 and opens with “Sailor’s Song” (Matrosernes oppsang in Norwegian). 

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• 4 Flutes
  
• Alto Flute (or Flute 5)
  
• Bass Flute/Contrabass Flute