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Elegy for String Orchestra (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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Editor:
Irina Nikolayevna Iordan (1910–77)
Publisher Info.:
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.26
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961. Plate M. 29301 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.582.
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Misc. Notes:
Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint
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General Information
| Work Title | Elegy for String Orchestra | ||
| Alternative Title | Элегия для струнного оркестра (Elegiya dlya strunnogo orkestra) A Grateful Greeting / Привет благодарности (Privet blagodarnosti) | ||
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich | Genre | Piece for string section |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 51 | Librettist | |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 | Language | |
| Dedication | To the memory of Ivan Vasilyevich Samarin (1817–85) | Piece Style | Romantic |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1884 | Instrumentation | Violins I; Violins II; Violas; VCllos; Double Basses |
| Year of First Publication | 1890 | Discuss this piece | |
Misc. Comments
- Composed as "A Grateful Greeting" to Ivan Samarin in 1884. Published after Samarin's death under the title "Elegy"
Section Listing
- Andante non troppo (103 bars), G major
Publication History
- Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1890. 9 pages. Plate 14783.


