Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Version A

 Complete Score
#18640 - 5.25MB, 43 (#3-86) pages -  6.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V*/V*/V* - 10034x

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Editor:

Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.[ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.574

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Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint

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Version B

 Conclusion only
#18641 - 1.50MB, 13 (#199-223) pages -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V*/V*/V* - 1844x

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P.davydov (12 July 2008)

Editor:

Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.575

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Misc. Notes:

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
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Peter (24 May 2008)

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Leipzig: Edition Eulenburg No.675, n.d., Plate E.E. 3793

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 Complete Score [part 1]
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Horndude77 (15 July 2006)

 Complete Score [part 2]
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Horndude77 (15 July 2006)

Editor:

Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Igor Belza (1904-1994)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.23 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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File mistakenly described as "2nd version"
Original title page and plate numbers omitted in reprint.

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Parts

Version C

 Piccolo
#58292 - 0.23MB, 3 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1568x

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 Flute 1, 2
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 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (E)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba (tenor, bass clefs)
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 Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals
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 Harp
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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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Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1881)

Reprinted:

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

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Version B

For Piano (Bial)

 Complete Score
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Arranger:

Carl Bial (1833-1892)

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Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1871)

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Version C

For 2 Pianos, 8 hands (Schaefer)

 Piano 1
#33399 - 2.01MB, 28 pages -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 687x

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 Piano 2
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Mattheson78 (25 June 2009)

Arranger:

Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)

Publisher Info.:

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 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 728x

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Rockzaemon (3 October 2008)

Arranger:

Kazue Rockzaemon Isida

Publisher Info.:

Tokyo: Isida Kazue Rockzaemon(11-Mar/2012 Update)

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag all]

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3rd version (1880)

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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Klindworth)

 Piano 1
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 Piano 2
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 Color Cover
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Morel (23 May 2009)

Arranger:

Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)

Publisher Info.:

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)

Arranger:

Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848–1919)

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Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1881). Plate 10676

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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
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Morel (31 January 2012)

Editor:

Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 20642

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General Information

Work Title Romeo and Juliet
Alternative Title Ромео и Джульетта (Romeo i Dzhulyetta)
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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).
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