Edvard Grieg composed this delicate, dance-like piece as incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' (Op. 23, 1875), later arranging it into the popular Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46). 'Anitra's Dance' is written in 3/4 time with a light, exotic character, representing the sensual dance of the Bedouin girl Anitra in the play.
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