Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The World of the Play - Sounds and Images

Print of a Norwegian town in 1879.
Typical dress of a Norwegian couple in  the 1870s. 
"Norsk juleskikk" (Norwegian Christmas Customs) by Adolph Tidemand
Mid 19th Century Norwegian Physician  Daniel Cornelius Danielssen
19th Century Neapolitan Peasant Clothing

Laura Kieler - Ibsen's inspiration for Nora
1878 5 Krone Note

"In the Hall of the Mountain King" Edvard Grieg, considered to be Norway's greatest composer,  wrote Op. 23: the incidental music for Ibsen's "Peer Gynt." This is the most famous song from Op. 23

"Julens Vuggesang" The Sheet music to Edvard Grieg's Christmas Lullaby