Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)
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- 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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1st version (1869)
Complete score
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Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950) and Igor Fyodorovich Belza (1904–1994)
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.23
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.574
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2nd version (1870)
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Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950) and Igor Fyodorovich Belza (1904–1994)
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.23
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
Reprint - 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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3rd version (1880)
Complete score
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Leipzig: Edition Eulenburg No.675 (n.d.) Plate E.E. 3793
Complete Score [part 1]
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Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950) and Igor Fyodorovich Belza (1904–1994)
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.23
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20556 Г.
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3rd version (1880)
Oboe 2
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Cellos
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Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(1881)
3rd version (1880)
Arrangements and Transcriptions
3rd version (1880)
For 2 Pianos, 8 hands (Shefer)
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Aleksandr Nikolaevich Shefer (1866-1901), transcriber
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1898). Plate 3960
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For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Isida)
Complete Score
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3rd version (1880)
For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Klindworth)
Piano 1
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Karl Klindworth (1830–1916)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie, n.d. (1896). Plate 3205
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For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)
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Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848–1919)
Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881. Plate 10676
3rd version (1880)
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General Information
| Work Title | Romeo and Juliet |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Ромео и Джульетта (Romeo i Dzhulyetta) |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 42 |
| Key | B minor |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 |
| Average Duration | 20 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1st version — 1869 2nd version — 1870 3rd version —1880 |
| First Performance | 1st version — Moscow, 4/16 March 1870 2nd version — St. Petersburg, 5/17 February 1872 3rd version — Tiflis, 19 April/1 May 1886 |
| Year of First Publication | 1st version — 1950 2nd version — 1871 3rd version — 1880 |
| Dedication | Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837–1910) |
| Genre | Symphonic Poem |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | 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, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses |
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Misc. Comments
Version History
- Composed for orchestra, 1869 (= 1st version)
- Revised by Tchaikovsky, 1870 (= 2nd version)
- Conclusion revised by Tchaikovsky, 1880 (= 3rd version)
Section Listing
1st version (1869):
- Andante non troppo—Allegro giusto (B minor, 448 bars)
2nd version (1870):
- Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 539 bars)
3rd version (1880):
- Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (B minor, 522 bars)
Publication History
1st version (1869):
- Full Score:
- Moscow; Leningrad: Muzgiz, 1950 (in vol. 23 of Polnoe sobranie sochinenii)
2nd version (1870):
- Full Score:
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871. 201 pages. Plate 9325
- Arrangement for Piano 2 hands (Bial):
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871. 21 pages
- Arrangement for Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova):
- St. Petersburg: W. Bessel, 1872
- Arrangement for 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Klindworth):
- St. Petersburg: W. Bessel, 1872. 31 pages. Plate 242
3rd version (1880):
- Full Score:
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881. 111 pages
- Arrangement for Piano 2 hands (Bial):
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881. 21 pages. Plate 11545.
- reprinted — Moscow: W. Bessel, c.1881. 21 pages. Plate 770
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881. 21 pages. Plate 11545.
- Arrangement for Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova):
- Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881. 37 pages. Plate 10676
- Arrangement for 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Klindworth):
- St. Petersburg: W. Bessel, n.d. (1896). Plate 3205


