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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Lento lugubre — Allegro vivace
Composition Year 1888
Genre Categories Overtures; Fantasias; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works A separate work from the Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a composed for the play Hamlet in 1891, which includes a condensed version of the overture.

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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 Synthesized Performance
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#768793 - 13.02MB, 97 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 102×⇩ - Unnamed boi

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 Part 1
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 Part 2
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plate 16054.
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 Complete Score
#788143 - 14.65MB, 111 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 80×⇩ - P.davydov

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P.davydov (2022/6/9)

Editor Irina Iordan (1910–1976)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), Vol.26
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961. Plate M. 29301 Г.
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 Complete Score
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo
#43948 - 1.84MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1158×⇩ - Ottaviano

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⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1, 2, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Cornet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Cymbals, Bass Drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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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♭)
#43954 - 0.45MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 804×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
#43955 - 1.33MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1115×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Timpani, Snare Drum, Tam-Tam, Cymbals, Bass Drum
#43956 - 0.49MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 965×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Violins I
#43957 - 1.03MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1480×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Violins II
#43958 - 0.86MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 824×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Violas
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 Cellos
#26906 - 0.76MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1030×⇩ - Generoso

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 Basses
#43960 - 0.53MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 775×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/27)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plate 16055.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A2177.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Leonov)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Teo Leonov (b. 1977)
Publisher. Info. Teo Leonov, 2013.
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For Piano 4 hands (Pachulski)

 Complete Score
#21316 - 1.71MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 470×⇩ - Bryan P. C. C.

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Arranger Henryk Pachulski (1859–1921)
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plate 16056.
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 Complete Score
#174691 - 2.38MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 229×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2012/1/31)

Arranger Henryk Pachulski (1859–1921)
Editor Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 20642.
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For Piano (Langer)

 Complete Score
#105375 - 2.76MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 890×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2011/6/14)

Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1894). Plate 19700.
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General Information

Work Title Hamlet (overture-fantasia)
Alternative. Title Гамлет (Gamlet)
Name Translations Hamlet
Name Aliases Hamlet op. 67; Hamlet, op. 67
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.67 ; TH 53
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPT 45
Key F minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Lento lugubre — Allegro vivace (435 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1888
First Performance. 1888/11/24 in St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society
RMS Orchestra, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1890 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson.
Full score, 97 pages. Plate 16054.
32 parts. Plate 16055.
piano 4 hands (arr. Pachulski). Plate 16056.
Dedication Edvard Grieg
Average DurationAvg. Duration 19 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, strings
Related Works A separate work from the Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a composed for the play Hamlet in 1891, which includes a condensed version of the overture.
Manuscript Sources Holograph score, 1888
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Wikipedia article
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