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Grieg

American  
[greeg, grig] / grig, grɪg /

noun

  1. Edvard 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.


Grieg British  
/ ɡriːɡ /

noun

  1. Edvard ( Hagerup ) (ˈɛdvard). 1843–1907, Norwegian composer. His works, often inspired by Norwegian folk music, include the incidental music for Peer Gynt (1876), a piano concerto, and many songs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Karen Grieg, of gift shop Destined for Home in Leith, said the disruption had been hard on her business.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2023

So, in July, activists contacted Grieg Green, a Norwegian company that had put together the ship’s inventory of hazardous materials, known as an I.H.M.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2023

This play from David Grieg is adapted from Stanisław Lem’s 1961 novel of the same name, a novel that was also adapted into a 2002 movie starring George Clooney and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2022

The plaque bore poetry by Nordahl Grieg, a celebrated writer who had visited the brigades on the frontline.

From The Guardian Oct. 22, 2020

It has changed, certainly, and it is now experienced in all sorts of ways that would have surprised, for instance, Edvard Grieg, the Norwegian composer who died a few months after that historic transmission.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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