I had long thought that "Grieg" was not a very Scandinavian sounding name, so was not surprised when researching these notes to discover that Grieg's family apparently came from Scotland originally, and were employed as British Consul in Bergen, Norway for many years. He was a fine musical miniaturist, and his fame largely rests on his Lyric Pieces for piano and his songs, as well as his (only) two major orchestral works, the Piano Concerto in A minor and the incidental music for Peer Gynt.

Morning represents a fresh Spring morning in the mountains; The Hall of the Mountain King, on the other hand, is the home of the trolls under the mountain, where the evil creatures attempt to capture our hero and turn him into a troll.