Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's 'Peer Gynt' is a captivating surprise, even to fans of Grieg's music
Classical music lovers, as well as some fans of animation and video games, may know Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s famous "Peer Gynt," but they certainly do not know it in the innovative, yet ...
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's 'Peer Gynt' is a captivating surprise, even to fans of Grieg's music
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) wrote his five-act allegorical drama Peer Gynt in 1867 while living in Italy. It tells the story of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero.
BBC: Edvard Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King from ‘Peer Gynt’
Edvard Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King from ‘Peer Gynt’
The meaning of PEER is one that is of equal standing with another : equal; especially : one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status.
PEER definition: 1. to look carefully or with difficulty: 2. a person who is the same age or has the same social…. Learn more.
To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty. See Synonyms at gaze. 2. To be partially visible; show: The moon peered from behind dark clouds.
In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords. Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981.
peer (third-person singular simple present peers, present participle peering, simple past and past participle peered) (intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something. quotations
Sociology one who is the equal of another in abilities or social status: a jury of his peers. a member of any of the five degrees of the nobility in Great Britain and Ireland. to look searchingly, as in making an effort to see clearly: He peered at the computer screen, wondering what his programming mistake was.