Hamlet (overture-fantasia), Op.67 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

For the later incidental music on the same subject, see Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a.

		Movements/Sections Lento lugubre—Allegro vivace (F minor, 435 bars) Composition Year 1888 Genre Categories Overtures; Fantasias; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Scores

• Full Scores (3)
• Parts (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

 Complete Score [part 1]
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 Complete Score [part 2]
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SelfTaughtMusician (17 January 2007)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1890). Plate 16054.

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 Complete Score
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P.davydov (17 July 2008)

Editor:

Irina Iordan (1910–1976)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.26 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961. Plate M. 29301 Г.

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1965). Orchestral Series No.583.

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Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint.

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, 3 (doubles on Piccolo)
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 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Cornet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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 Timpani, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Cymbals, Bass Drum
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Ottaviano (27 October 2009)

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Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1890). Plate 16055.

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 2 hands (Langer)

 Complete Score
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Caprotti (14 June 2011)

Arranger:

Eduard Langer (1835–1905)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1894). Plate 19700

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For Piano 4 hands (Pachulski)

 Complete Score
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Bryan P. C. C. (24 August 2008)

Arranger:

Henryk Pachulski (1859–1921)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1890). Plate 16056.

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 Complete Score
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Morel (31 January 2012)

Arranger:

Henryk Pachulski (1859–1921)

Editor:

Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 20642

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General Information

Work Title	Hamlet (overture-fantasia)
Alternative Title	Гамлет (Gamlet)

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.67, TH 53
Key	F minor
Movements/Sections	Lento lugubre—Allegro vivace (F minor, 435 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	1888
First Performance	1888-11-24 — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication	1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 97 pages. Plate 16054. 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for piano 4 hands (Henryk Pachulski). Plate 16056. 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Parts. Plate 16055.
Dedication	Edvard Grieg
Average Duration	19 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 cornets (B♭), 2 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam + strings
Related Works	This is a separate work from the incidental music which Tchaikovsky wrote for the play Hamlet in 1891, which includes a condensed version of the overture.
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia