Work Title
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Romeo and Juliet
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Alternative. Title
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Ромео и Джульетта (Romeo i Dzhulyetta)
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Name Translations
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Roméo et Juliette; Romeu i Julieta; Romeo und Julia; Romeo y Julieta; רומאו ויוליה; Romeo e Giulietta; ロメオとジュリエット; Romeo i Julia; Ромео и Джульетта; โรเมโอและจูเลียต; Ромео і Джульєтта; 罗密欧与朱丽叶幻想序曲; رومئو و ژولیت (چایکوفسکی); Romeo và Juliet; Romeo e Xulieta; რომეო და ჯულიეტა; রোমিও এন্ড জুলিয়েট; Romeu e Julieta (Tchaikovski); روميو وجولييت (تشايكوفسكي)
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Name Aliases
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Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177002331; BNF: 13910226k
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TH 42
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 102
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Key
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B minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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A Andante non troppo—Allegro giusto (B minor, 448 bars) B Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 539 bars) C Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 522 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869 A ; 1870 B ; 1880 C (standard version)
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First Performance.
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1870-03-16 A — Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor) 1872-02-17 B — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Eduard Nápravník (conductor) 1886-03-01 C — Tiflis, Russian Musical Society: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1871-72 B ; 1881 C ; 1950 A
- Full score, 201 pages. Plate 9325. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871
- Piano solo (arr. Bial), 21 pages. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871
- Piano 4 hands (arr. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova) — V. Bessel, 1872.
- 2 pianos (arr. Klindworth), 31 pages. Plate 242. — V. Bessel, 1872.
- Full score, 111 pages. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881
- Piano solo (arr. Bial), 21 pages. Plate 11545. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881
- Piano 4 hands (arr. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova), 37 pages. Plate 10676.
- 2 pianos (arr. Klindworth). Plate 3205. — St. Petersburg: V. Bessel, 1896
- Version A B C — Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950.
- in Complete Collected Works, vol.23. Plate M. 20556 Г. (pp.3–86)
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Dedication
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Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (E), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, cymbals, bass drum + harp + strings
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Related Works
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For the duet intended for a later opera on the same subject, see: Romeo and Juliet (duet) (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr).
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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