Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| For the duet intended for an opera on the same subject, see Romeo and Juliet (duet). |
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Scores
Full Scores
Version A
Complete Score
*#18640 - 5.25MB, 43 (#3-86) pages - (8) - V*/V*/V* - 10034x⇩
Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.[ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.574
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Version B
Conclusion only
*#18641 - 1.50MB, 13 (#199-223) pages - (4) - V*/V*/V* - 1844x⇩
Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.575
Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Bars 1-459 of the 2nd version (1880) are identical to the 3rd version (1880). This extract commences at bar 460.
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Version C
Complete Score
*#17106 - 4.49MB, 78 pages - (3) - V/V/V - 10303x⇩
Leipzig: Edition Eulenburg No.675, n.d., Plate E.E. 3793
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Complete Score [part 1]
*#01082 - 4.19MB, 59 (#87-146) pages - (1) - V*/V*/V* - 3012x⇩
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Horndude77 (15 July 2006)
Complete Score [part 2]
*#01083 - 3.31MB, 48 (#147-195) pages - (0) - V*/V*/V* - 1466x⇩
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Horndude77 (15 July 2006)
Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
File mistakenly described as "2nd version"
Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint.
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Parts
Version C
Flute 1, 2
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Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
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Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
*#25013 - 0.87MB, 5, 5 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2092x⇩
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Bassoon 1, 2
*#58294 - 0.68MB, 4, 4 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 1425x⇩
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
*#58295 - 1.02MB, 4, 3, 3, 3 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2107x⇩
Trumpet 1, 2 (E)
*#58296 - 0.31MB, 2, 2 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 1957x⇩
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba (tenor, bass clefs)
*#58297 - 0.64MB, 2, 2, 2, 2 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2090x⇩
Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals
*#58298 - 0.26MB, 2, 1 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2272x⇩
Violins II
*#58301 - 0.84MB, 8 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 2524x⇩
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1881)
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Version B
For Piano (Bial)
Complete Score
*#57480 - 2.23MB, 21 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 3239x⇩
Carl Bial (1833-1892)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1871)
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Version C
For 2 Pianos, 8 hands (Schaefer)
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Mattheson78 (25 June 2009)
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Mattheson78 (25 June 2009)
Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1898). Plate 3960
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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Isida)
Complete Score
*#22578 - 1.90MB, 58 pages - (3) - !N/!N/!N - 728x⇩
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Rockzaemon (3 October 2008)
Tokyo: Isida Kazue Rockzaemon(11-Mar/2012 Update)
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag all]
3rd version (1880)
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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Klindworth)
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Morel (23 May 2009)
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Morel (23 May 2009)
Color Cover
*#31722 - 0.27MB, 2 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 172x⇩
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Morel (23 May 2009)
Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie, n.d.(1896). Plate 3205
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For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)
Complete Score
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Morel (1 July 2008)
Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848–1919)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1881). Plate 10676
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For Piano 4 hands
Complete Score
*#174692 - 2.27MB, 37 pages - (0) - V/V/V - 122x⇩
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Morel (31 January 2012)
Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 20642
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General Information
| Work Title | Romeo and Juliet |
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| Alternative Title | Ромео и Джульетта (Romeo i Dzhulyetta) |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 42 |
| Key | B minor |
| Movements/Sections | A Andante non troppo—Allegro giusto (B minor, 448 bars) B Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 539 bars) C Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 522 bars) |
| Year/Date of Composition | A 1869 ; B 1870 ; C 1880 (standard version) |
| First Performance | A 1870-03-16 — Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor) B 1872-02-17 — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Eduard Nápravník (conductor) C 1886-03-01 — in Tiflis, Russian Musical Society: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor) |
| First Publication | B 1871 — Berlin: Bote & Bock. Full score, 201 pages. Plate 9325. B 1871 — Berlin: Bote & Bock. Arrangement for solo piano (Carl Bial), 21 pages. B 1872 — St. Petersburg: V. Bessel. Arrangement for piano 4 hands (Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova). B 1872 — St. Petersburg: V. Bessel. Arrangement for 2 pianos (Karl Klindworth), 31 pages. Plate 242. C 1881 — Berlin: Bote & Bock. Full score, 111 pages. C 1881 — Berlin: Bote & Bock, Arrangement for solo piano (Carl Bial), 21 pages. Plate 11545. C 1881 — Berlin: Bote & Bock. Arrangement for piano 4 hands (Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova), 37 pages. Plate 10676. C 1896 — St. Petersburg: V. Bessel. Arrangement for 2 pianos (Karl Klindworth). Plate 3205. A B C 1950 — Moscow; Leningrad: Muzgiz. Full score (in vol.23 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3–86). Plate M. 20556 Г. |
| Dedication | Mily Balakirev (1837–1910) |
| Average Duration | 20 minutes |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (E), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, cymbals, bass drum + harp + strings |
| Related Works | For the duet scene written later by Tchaikovsky for a projected opera, using themes from the overture-fantasia, see Romeo and Juliet (duet). |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia |
- Drozdov, Anatoly/Editor
- Belza, Igor/Editor
- Urtext
- Scores with links to Amazon
- OM Parts
- Bial, Carl/Arranger
- Schaefer, Aleksandr/Arranger
- Sibley Mirroring Project
- Isida, Kazue Rockzaemon/Arranger
- Klindworth, Karl/Arranger
- Rimskaya-Korsakova, Nadezhda/Arranger
- Oesterle, Louis/Editor
- Scores
- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
- Romantic
- Overtures
- Fantasias
- For orchestra
- Scores featuring the orchestra
- For piano (arr)
- For 1 player
- Scores featuring the piano
- For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr)
- For 4 players
- For 2 pianos (arr)
- For 2 players
- For piano 4 hands (arr)
- Scores featuring the piano 4 hands
- Pages with arrangements
- Pages with parts

