"was more ambivalent about his program symphony ""Manfred"", inspired by Byron's poem of the same name and written to a program supplied by Balakirev. Written in four movements and for the largest orchestra Tchaikovsky employed, the piece remains a rarity in the concert hall but is being recorded with increasing frequency. ""The Storm"" and """"Fatum"""" are early works; ""The Voyevoda"" dates from the same period as the ""Pathetique"" symphony. Commissioned works include the ""1812 Overture"", known for its traditional Russian themes (such as the old Tsarist National Anthem) and its 16 cannon shots and chorus of church bells in the"
"hymn in the piece, Tchaikovsky is suggesting that God granted the Orthodox Russians victory over the French imperial troops. Later in the piece when ""La Marseillaise"" is played, it seems as though the Russians will lose the battle. Then ""O Lord, Save thy People"", along with ""God Save the Tsar!"", is played powerfully in the brass section with a strong display of chimes in the background. The ringing chimes are written to represent the bells of Moscow. The Bells of Moscow hold significance, because in the Russian Orthodox religion, the bells symbolise the voice of God. In a live performance,"
"The Seasons (Tchaikovsky) The Seasons, Op. 37a (also seen as Op. 37b; ; published with the French title Les Saisons), is a set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Each piece is the characteristic of a different month of the year in the northern hemisphere. The work is also sometimes heard in orchestral and other arrangements by other hands. Individual excerpts have always been popular – ""Troika"" (November) was a favourite encore of Sergei Rachmaninoff, and ""Barcarolle"" (June) was enormously popular and appeared in numerous arrangements (for orchestra, violin, cello, clarinet,"
"""La Marseillaise"" was chosen as the French national anthem in 1795, it was banned by Napoleon in 1805 and would not have been played during the Russian campaign. It was reinstated as the French Anthem in 1879—the year before the commission of the overture—which can explain its use by Tchaikovsky in the overture. However, ""Veillons au salut de l'Empire"" which served as the unofficial anthem of Napoleon I's regime had been largely forgotten by 1882, while educated Russians of the time were likely to be familiar with the tune of ""La Marseillaise"" and recognize its significance. Although ""God Save the"
"the ""Marche Slave"", his overture on the Danish national anthem, and the Festival Coronation March. During the Soviet era, authorities altered Tchaikovsky's music (such as the 1812 Overture and ""Marche Slave""), substituting other patriotic melodies, such as the ""Glory"" chorus from Mikhail Glinka's opera ""A Life for the Tsar"", for ""God Save the Tsar"". Charles Gounod uses the theme in his Fantaisie sur l'Hymne National Russe (Fantasy on the Russian National Hymn). William Walton's score for the 1970 film ""Three Sisters"", based on Chekhov's play, is dominated by the theme. In 1842, English author Henry Chorley wrote ""God, the Omnipotent!"","
"for the opening concert of Carnegie Hall, conducted by Tchaikovsky himself. During the Soviet Era, Russian performances and recordings of the music were revised to omit the excerpts from the Czarist national anthem, replacing it with thematic material used earlier in the march. Other works that quoted or otherwise used the anthem, such as Tchaikovsky's ""Marche Slave"" and ""1812 Overture"", were also revised, due to an official Soviet ban on the anthem. Starting with Dmitri Medvedev’s inauguration in 2008, an abbreviated version of this piece is played during the Russian presidential inauguration accompanying the entrance of the incoming president. This"
"obvious, owing to its lyric quality. However, a closer analysis shows that the themes of the three movements are subtly linked. Tchaikovsky presents his structural material in a spontaneous, lyrical manner, yet with a high degree of planning and calculation. Maes continues by mentioning that all the themes are tied together by a strong motivic link. These themes include the Ukrainian folk song ""Oy, kryatshe, kryatshe…"" as the first theme of the first movement proper, the French ""chansonette"", ""Il faut s'amuser, danser et rire."" (Translated as: One must have fun, dance and laugh) in the middle section of the second"
"times a major European composer visited the United States. The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire, ringing chimes, and brass fanfare finale. It has also become a common accompaniment to fireworks displays on the United States' Independence Day. The ""1812 Overture"" went on to become one of Tchaikovsky's most popular works, along with his ballet scores to ""The Nutcracker"", ""The Sleeping Beauty"", and ""Swan Lake"". The ""1812 Overture"" is scored for an orchestra that consists of the following: The carillon is sometimes substituted with tubular bells or recordings of carillons, or even church bells. In"
"his sister's death influenced him to compose a melancholy, descending scale melody for the adagio of the Grand Pas de Deux. One novelty in Tchaikovsky's original score was the use of the celesta, a new instrument Tchaikovsky had discovered in Paris. He wanted it genuinely for the character of the Sugar Plum Fairy to characterize her because of its ""heavenly sweet sound"". It appears not only in her ""Dance"", but also in other passages in act 2. (However, he first wrote for the celesta in his symphonic ballad ""The Voyevoda"" the previous year.) Tchaikovsky also uses toy instruments during the"
"Tchaikovsky (song) ""Tchaikovsky (and Other Russians)"" is a patter song with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill, first performed by American comedian Danny Kaye in the 1941 Broadway musical ""Lady in the Dark"". The original spelling is ""Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)"" – in his lyrics Gershwin used the alternate spelling ""Tschaikowsky"", from the German transliteration (used by German music publishers of the period) in place of the more widely accepted modern transliteration Tchaikovsky. ""Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)"" is not a song in the normal sense of the term: it is a rhyming list of fifty Russian composers'"
"coda. Though Tchaikovsky did not value the piece highly, it has become perhaps his most widely known composition. ""Marche Slave"" (otherwise known as the ""Slavonic March"") is a patriotic piece commissioned for a Red Cross benefit concert to support Russian troops in the Balkans. Other commissioned works include a ""Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem"", written to commemorate the wedding of Crown Prince Alexander (who would become Alexander III), and a ""Festival Coronation March"", ordered by the city of Moscow for the coronation of Alexander III. Tchaikovsky wrote four orchestral suites in the period between his Fourth and Fifth"
"1913), Grechaninov (1912) and Ippolitov-Ivanov (1907) were all influenced by Tchaikovsky's work. The most famous setting of the service, Rachmaninoff's ""All-Night Vigil"", is a culmination of the two preceding decades of interest in Orthodox music, as initiated by Tchaikovsky. The similarities between the works, such as the extensive use of traditional chants, demonstrates the extent of Tchaikovsky's influence; however, Rachmaninoff's setting is much more complex in its use of harmony, textual variety and polyphony. Tchaikovsky himself appears to have been disappointed with the work. In an 1881 letter to his friend and fellow composer Sergei Taneyev, he wrote ""I am"
"have not actually altered the music. For instance, the 1954 George Balanchine New York City Ballet version adds to Tchaikovsky's score an entr'acte that the composer wrote for act 2 of ""The Sleeping Beauty"", but which is now seldom played in productions of that ballet. It is used as a transition between the departure of the guests and the battle with the mice. Nearly all of the CD and LP recordings of the complete ballet present Tchaikovsky's score exactly as he originally conceived it. Tchaikovsky was less satisfied with ""The Nutcracker"" than with ""The Sleeping Beauty"". (In the film ""Fantasia"","
"movement of his ""Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale"", a work composed in 1846 for the dedication of a monument to France's war dead. Two of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballets, ""The Sleeping Beauty"" and ""The Nutcracker"", contain apotheoses as finales; the same is true of Ludwig Minkus's ""La Bayadère"". Igor Stravinsky's composed Orpheus (ballet) and Apollo (ballet) for choreographer George Balanchine which both contain episodes entitled ""Apotheose"". The concluding tableau of Maurice Ravel's ""Ma mère l'Oye"" is also titled ""Apotheose."" Czech composer Karel Husa, concerned in 1970 about arms proliferation and environmental deterioration, named his musical response ""Apotheosis for This Earth""."
"and Juliet"", the ""1812 Overture"", his three ballets (""The Nutcracker"", ""Swan Lake"", ""The Sleeping Beauty"") and ""Marche Slave"". These, along with his First Piano Concerto and his Violin Concerto, the last three of his six numbered symphonies and his operas ""The Queen of Spades"" and ""Eugene Onegin"", are among his most familiar works. Almost as popular are the ""Manfred"" Symphony, ""Francesca da Rimini"", the ""Capriccio Italien"" and the Serenade for Strings. Tchaikovsky displayed an unusually wide stylistic and emotional range, from salon works of innocuous charm to symphonies of tremendous depth, power, and grandeur. Some of his works, such as"
"Tchaikovsky's work as ""Isle of the Dead"" (1909) does its independence from it. A similar debt to his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov imbues Igor Stravinsky's ""The Song of the Nightingale"", excerpted from his opera ""The Nightingale"". Alexander Scriabin's ""The Poem of Ecstasy"" (1905–08) and """" (1908–10), in their projection of an egocentric theosophic world unequalled in other symphonic poems, are notable for their detail and advanced harmonic idiom. Socialist realism in the Soviet Union allowed program music to survive longer there than in western Europe, as typified by Dmitri Shostakovich's symphonic poem ""October"" (1967). While France was less concerned than other countries"
"orchestral compositions such as the Fantasy_on_Polish_Airs_(Chopin) of Frédéric Chopin, and slightly later Italy's aspiration to independence from Austria resonated in many of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi . Countries or regions most commonly linked to musical nationalism include Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia, Spain, UK, Latin America and the United States. Jan Stefani composed the Singspiel ""Cud mniemany, czyli Krakowiacy i górali"" (The Supposed Miracle, or the Cracovians and the Highlanders), which premiered in 1794 and contains krakowiaks, polonaises, and mazurkas that were adopted as if they were Polish folk music by audiences at the 1816 revival with new music"
"The Tempest (Tchaikovsky) The Tempest (Russian: Буря ""Burya""), Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, Op. 18, is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873. It was premiered in December 1873, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein. It is based on the play ""The Tempest"" by William Shakespeare. Similar in structure to Tchaikovsky's better-known ""Romeo and Juliet"" fantasy-overture, it contains themes depicting the stillness of the ship at sea, the grotesque nature of Caliban, and the love between Ferdinand and Miranda. The love music is particularly strong, being reminiscent of the love music from ""Romeo and Juliet"". Tchaikovsky was"
"Fatum (Tchaikovsky) Fatum, Op. 77, is a symphonic poem by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was written in 1868 and performed in 1869, but Tchaikovsky later destroyed the score, and it was published only three years after his death, with a posthumous opus number. Tchaikovsky started the symphonic poem ""Fatum"" between late September and early October 1868. He put the work aside to devote his attention to the touring Belgian soprano Désirée Artôt, with whom he had fallen in love (or so he thought). They discussed marriage, and planned to meet again in the summer of 1869 in Paris to develop"
"Nikolai Medtner, Mily Balakirev, Vasily Zolotaryov, Kvoschinsky, Nikolay Sokolov, Alexander Kopylov, Vernon Duke (born Dukelsky), Nikolay Klenovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, Alexander Borodin, Reinhold Glière, David Nowakowsky, Anatoly Lyadov, Genari Karganoff, Igor Markevitch, Pantschenko, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Vladimir Shcherbachov, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Vasilenko, Igor Stravinsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexander Glazunov, César Cui, Vasily Kalinnikov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Joseph Rumshinsky. Tchaikovsky (song) ""Tchaikovsky (and Other Russians)"" is a patter song with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill, first performed by American comedian Danny Kaye in the 1941 Broadway musical ""Lady in the Dark"". The original spelling is ""Tschaikowsky"
"surviving journalism states, 'Our talented young composer for some reason took it into his head to set forth our Russian national anthem in the minor key, which completely transforms the character of this well-known melody.' However, Tchaikovsky received a gift of gold cuff links from the Tsarevich as an expression of royal gratitude for his efforts anyway. Kong Christian stod ved højen mast - The Danish royal anthem Tchaikovsky based his work on. ""Cited from David Brown's ""Tchaikovsky: The Man and His Music"""" Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem During his time at the Moscow Conservatoire, around September 1866"
"G major. Trepak The Trepak () () is one of the several consecutive ethnic dances in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous ballet ""The Nutcracker"". It is based on the traditional Ukrainian folk dance known in Ukrainian as the tropak (or tripak). The piece is often also referred to as the ""Russian Dance"" (the other ethnic dances in the ballet have dual names as well, e.g. ""Tea"" is also known as the ""Chinese Dance""). The dance makes much use of ethnic Ukrainian folk melodies. Tchaikovsky's ""Trepak"" is written in AABA form. Its tempo is ""presto"", its time signature is , and its"
"Symphony No. 2 (Tchaikovsky) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 was composed in 1872. One of Tchaikovsky's joyful compositions, it was successful right from its premiere and also won the favor of the group of nationalistic Russian composers known as ""The Five"", led by Mily Balakirev. Because Tchaikovsky used three Ukrainian folk songs to great effect in this work, it was nicknamed the ""Little Russian"" (, ""Malorossiyskaya"") by Nikolay Kashkin, a friend of the composer as well as a well-known musical critic of Moscow. Ukraine was at that time frequently called ""Little Russia"". Despite its"
"from the set. In ""Troïka"" one can hear the jingling sleigh-bells in the right hand. Where Tchaikovsky came from, this was very Russian. ""Troika"" is also considered the most challenging piece out of Tchaikovsky's very own selection of ""The Seasons"" because of such a rapidly moving melodic flow, a few ""outbursts"" to forte, and it also expresses a somewhat complicating technique, which delivers a strong variety of feelings to the interpreters and listeners of ""Troika"" as shown in the music sheets in the book ""Tchaikovsky The Seasons Opus 37bis"", which was edited and recorded by Alexandre Dossin. ""Troika"" has become"
"France, only the second Russian subject to be so honored (the first was sculptor Mark Antokolski). The following year, the University of Cambridge in England awarded Tchaikovsky an honorary Doctor of Music degree. On 16/28 October 1893, Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, the ""Pathétique"" in Saint Petersburg. Nine days later, Tchaikovsky died there, aged 53. He was interred in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, near the graves of fellow-composers Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, and Modest Mussorgsky; later, Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakirev were also buried nearby. While Tchaikovsky's death has traditionally been attributed to cholera from drinking"
"the ""Variations on a Rococo Theme"", employ a poised ""Classical"" form reminiscent of 18th-century composers such as Mozart (his favorite composer). Other compositions, such as his ""Little Russian"" symphony and his opera ""Vakula the Smith"", flirt with musical practices more akin to those of the Five, especially in their use of folk song. Other works, such as Tchaikovsky's last three symphonies, employ a personal musical idiom that facilitated intense emotional expression. Tchaikovsky first visited Ukraine in 1864, staying in Trostianets where he wrote his first orchestral work, ""The Storm"" overture. Over the next 28 years, he visited over 15 places"
"Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an ""Overture-Fantasy"", and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on ""The Tempest"" and ""Hamlet"" as well. Unlike Tchaikovsky's other major compositions, ""Romeo and Juliet"" does not have an opus number. It has been given the alternative catalogue designations TH 42 and ČW 39. Although styled an 'Overture-Fantasy' by the composer, the overall design is a symphonic"
"conduct, including Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák and Jules Massenet. During this period, Tchaikovsky also began promoting Russian music as a conductor, In January 1887, he substituted, on short notice, at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow for performances of his opera ""Cherevichki"". Within a year, he was in considerable demand throughout Europe and Russia. These appearances helped him overcome life-long stage fright and boosted his self-assurance. In 1888, Tchaikovsky led the premiere of his Fifth Symphony in Saint Petersburg, repeating the work a week later with the first performance of his tone poem ""Hamlet"". Although critics proved hostile, with César Cui"
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"Quartet Movement in B-flat major (Tchaikovsky) The Quartet Movement in B major, TH 110, also referred to as String Quartet in B major or String Quartet Movement in B major, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is believed to be only surviving movement of his first attempt to compose a string quartet. Tchaikovsky started work on the quartet in August 1865 at his brother-in-law's house in Kamenka, basing the first movement theme on a song he heard the gardeners singing. This theme was later recycled for the 1867 solo piano piece ""Scherzo à la russe"" Op.1, No. 1. His brother Modest Tchaikovsky"
"Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Tchaikovsky) The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (, ) is an choral composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Op. 41, composed in 1878. It consists of settings of texts taken from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the most celebrated of the eucharistic services of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Tchaikovsky's setting constitutes the first ""unified musical cycle"" of the liturgy. Tchaikovsky, known primarily for his symphonies, concertos and ballets, was deeply interested in the music and liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1875, he compiled ""A Concise Textbook of Harmony Intended to Facilitate"
"Capriccio Italien The Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, is a fantasy for orchestra composed between January and May 1880 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A typical performance of the piece lasts about 15 minutes. The ""Capriccio"" was inspired by a trip Tchaikovsky took to Rome with his brother Modest as respite from the composer's disastrous marriage with Antonina Miliukova. It was in Rome, however, that the observant Tchaikovsky called Raphael a ""Mozart of painting."" While in Rome, he wrote to his friend Nadezhda von Meck: Conductor JoAnn Falletta says: The piece, initially called Italian Fantasia after Mikhail Glinka's Spanish pieces, was originally"
"in concerts and recordings. Besides the well-known overtures to the operas (especially the brilliantly energetic overture to ""Ruslan""), his major orchestral works include the symphonic poem ""Kamarinskaya"" (1848), based on Russian folk tunes, and two Spanish works, ""A Night in Madrid"" (1848, 1851) and ""Jota Aragonesa"" (1845). Glinka also composed many art songs, many piano pieces, and some chamber music.. A lesser work that received attention in the last decade of the 20th century was Glinka's ""The Patriotic Song"", supposedly written for a contest for a national anthem in 1833. In 1990, Supreme Soviet of Russia adopted it as the"