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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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Bob Grieg runs a not-for-profit website supporting dads going through separation, called "OnlyDads".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

Grieg Seafood describes itself as one of the world’s leading salmon farming companies.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

She played part of the Grieg piano concerto as her talent offering and placed in the top five, earning a $1,000-scholarship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2021

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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