| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante—Allegro molto (377 bars) — 1st version Andante—Allegro con spirito (687 bars) — 2nd version |
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| Composition Year | 1865 — 1st version 1866 — 2nd version |
| Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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| Work Title | Overture |
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| Alternative. Title | Увертюра |
| Name Translations | Ouverture en fa majeur; Ouvertüre F-Dur; Overture in F major |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 39 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IPT 71 |
| Key | F major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante—Allegro molto (377 bars) — 1st version Andante—Allegro con spirito (687 bars) — 2nd version |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1865 — 1st version 1866 — 2nd version |
| First Performance. | 1865/12/9 — St. Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Palace: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor) — 1st version 1866/3/16 — Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor) — 2nd version |
| First Publication. | 1952 — Moscow: Muzgiz (both versions)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 7 minutes — 1st version 12 minutes — 2nd version |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra |
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| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |