Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)
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- For the earlier overture-fantasia, whose themes were used in the incidental music, see Hamlet (overture-fantasia), Op.67.
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Irina Nikolaevna Iordan (1910–1977)
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.14
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1962. Plate M. 29924 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.557.
Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Text in French. Includes footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic)
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General Information
| Work Title | Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a |
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| Alternative Title | Гамлет (Gamlet) |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.67a, TH 23 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | Overture and 16 numbers |
| Average Duration | 48 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1891 |
| First Performance | St.Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Theatre, 9/21 February 1891. |
| Year of First Publication | 1892 |
| Librettist | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Other (secular - solo) |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Soprano, Baritone soloists + 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B♭), 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns (F), 2 Trumpets (B♭), Bass Trombone, Timpani, Side Drum, Tam-tam, Bell, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses |
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Misc. Comments
Written to accompany a French production of Shakespeare's tragedy in St. Petersburg. The Overture is a condensed version of Tchaikovsky's overture-fantasia Hamlet (Op.67). He also re-used several numbers from earlier works.
Cast
- Ophelia (Ophélie) — soprano
- Gravedigger (Fossoyeur) — baritone
Section Listing
Overture:
- Lento lugubre—Allegro vivacissimo (256 bars)
Act I:
- No.1. Mélodrame. Moderato assai (23 bars)
- No.2. Fanfare. Allegro vivo (9 bars)
- No.3. Mélodrame. Moderato assai (10 bars)
- No.4. Mélodrame. Allegro giusto ed agitato (112 bars)
Act II:
- No.5. Entr'acte. Allegro semplice (138 bars)
- No.5a. Fanfare (4 bars)
- No.6. Fanfare. Allegro (8 bars)
Act III:
- No.7. Entr'acte. Andante quasi Allegretto (28 bars)
- No.8. Mélodrame'. Allegro guisto ed agitato (73 bars)
Act IV:
- No.9. Entr'acte (Elégie). Andante non troppo (103 bars)
- No.10. Scène d'Ophélie. Andantino (44 bars)
- No.11a. Deuxième scène d'Ophélie. Moderato (15 bars)
- No.11b. Fin de la deuxième scène d'Ophélie. Allegro vivo (73 bars)
Act V:
- No.12. Entr'acte. Marcia. Moderato assai (72 bars)
- No.13. Chant du Fossoyeur. Andantino (14 bars)
- No.14. Marche funèbre. Marcia. Moderato assai (72 bars)
- No.15. Fanfare. Allegro giusto (8 bars)
- No.16. Marche finale. Allegro risoluto ma non troppo (19 bars)
Publication History
- Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1892. Plate 17522
