Grieg: Holberg Suite Praelude

The Praeludium from Grieg's Holberg Suite in an Artyfile string orchestra recording, two and a half minutes of bright, forward-driving writing. It is energetic and elegant all at once, which is why it has become one of the most reliably usable openings anywhere in the string repertoire. Public domain composition.

What does Grieg: Holberg Suite Praelude sound like?

Strings only, and busy from the first bar — running figures that generate real momentum while staying poised and clean. Grieg wrote it looking back at the baroque, so it has that period clarity with a warmer, romantic tone. It builds without ever becoming heavy, and it ends decisively rather than fading.

Where does this track work best?

• Opening titles and programme introductions
• Corporate and institutional presentations
• Period drama and heritage documentary
• Luxury travel, hotel and destination films
• Wedding processionals and celebration footage
• Educational and cultural programming

A dependable choice when something needs to start well: it establishes quality and energy inside the first few seconds, which is exactly what an opening has to do.

Track details

Title	Grieg: Holberg Suite Praelude
Performed by	Grieg
Composition	Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Genre	Orchestral
Mood	Spirited, elegant, uplifting
Instruments	String orchestra
Duration	2:31
Format	WAV, 44.1 kHz stereo master
Basic licence	€29.90 — worldwide sync, one payment
Limited Edition	€69.90 per 1% share (20 shares max)

What licence do you get?

The track is delivered as a studio-mastered WAV. A single Artyfile Basic licence at €29.90 covers worldwide sync use for the lifetime of your production — film, YouTube, broadcast, social media, podcasts and client work — as one payment, with no subscription and no recurring fees. Artyfile administers the sync rights to its own catalogue directly, so no additional collection-society fee falls due on the licence itself, and every purchase comes with a licence certificate as documented proof of what you cleared. A public performance at a live event remains a separate matter that the venue or organiser settles in the usual way.

Artyfile registers this catalogue in YouTube Content ID under a monetize policy. Expect a routine Content ID match on an upload that uses the track — YouTube Content ID rules apply, including restrictions on longer Shorts. On the Basic licence the music's advertising revenue flows into Artyfile's pool; on a Limited Edition share it flows back to the owners of the master.

If you would rather own a piece of the recording than licence it, the Limited Edition offers numbered shares in this master at €69.90 per 1% share, capped at twenty shares per track and entered in the Artyfile ownership register. Shareholders receive quarterly statements and a share of the recording's streaming revenue. Royalties depend on actual usage, are not guaranteed and may be zero.