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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

Cut through Grieg Garden, named for Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, whose bust holds the small, quiet greenspace together.

From Seattle Times Apr. 4, 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

The music includes pieces by Edvard Grieg, Astor Piazzolla and host Derrick Spiva Jr. Available anytime after 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 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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