The Queen of Spades, Op.68 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections 3 acts, 7 scenes For complete listing, see this page Composition Year 1890 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (9)
• Parts (26)
• Vocal Scores (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

Complete

 Prelude and Act I
*#63997 - 21.19MB, 281 pp. -  6.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V*/V*/V* - 4011x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/5/13)

 Act II
*#63998 - 19.95MB, 259 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 2191x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/5/13)

 Act III
*#63999 - 18.08MB, 239 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 1813x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/5/13)

Editor:

Anatoly Dmitriyev (1908–1978)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.9 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20727(А-В) Г.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1999.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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600dpi, Bookmarked by scene

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Acts I and II

 Prelude
*#64423 - 0.85MB, 12 pp. -  6.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V*/V*/V* - 984x⇩

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 Act I (Scene 1)
*#64424 - 10.69MB, 161 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 858x⇩

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 Act I (Scene 2)
*#64425 - 7.18MB, 107 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 921x⇩

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 Act II (Scene 3)
*#64426 - 11.02MB, 165 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 756x⇩

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 Act II (Scene 4)
*#64427 - 6.13MB, 93 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 438x⇩

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Homerdundas (2010/5/18)

Editor:

Anatoly Dmitriyev (1908–1978)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.9 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20727(А-Б) Г.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1999.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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For page index, see Discussion.

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Yeletsky's Aria (Act II)

 Complete Score
*#226393 - 0.16MB, 16 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 585x⇩

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Lance Cowled

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Lance Cowled

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Source: Muzgiz edition above

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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1
*#82683 - 106.42MB, 79* pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 364x⇩

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Alexender (2010/10/23)

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Russia: Manuscript, n.d.(19th-20th century)

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Grayscale scan. Appears to be half-page scans of an original part of around 40 pages.

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Prelude

 Flute 1
*#97878 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 289x⇩

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 Flute 2
*#97879 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 143x⇩

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 Oboe 1
*#97880 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 180x⇩

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 Clarinet 1 (A)
*#97881 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 272x⇩

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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
*#97882 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 188x⇩

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 Bassoon 1
*#97883 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 162x⇩

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 Horn 1 (F)
*#97884 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 181x⇩

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 Horn 2 (F)
*#97885 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 128x⇩

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 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
*#97886 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 255x⇩

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 Timpani
*#97887 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 172x⇩

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 Violins I
*#97888 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 383x⇩

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 Violins II
*#97889 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 163x⇩

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 Violas
*#97890 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 201x⇩

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 Cellos
*#97891 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 193x⇩

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 Basses
*#97892 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 153x⇩

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Pabag (2011/3/31)

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Pavlo Baginskiy

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Pavlo Baginskiy

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Yeletsky's Aria (Act II)

 Flute
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 Oboe 1/English horn (also Oboe 2)
*#226395 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 54x⇩

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 Clarinet 1/2 in A, B♭, A & B♭
*#226396 - 0.15MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 62x⇩

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 Bassoon 1/2
*#226397 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 43x⇩

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 Horn 1/2 in F
*#226398 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 44x⇩

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 Horn 3/4 in F
*#226399 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 40x⇩

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 Violins I
*#226400 - 0.05MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 76x⇩

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 Violins II
*#226401 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 38x⇩

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 Violas
*#226402 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 46x⇩

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 Cellos/Double Basses
*#226403 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 56x⇩

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Lancec (2012/5/30)

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Lance Cowled

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Clarinet in A is original. B♭ clarinet cannot reach one of the low notes.

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Vocal Scores

 Complete score
*#113123 - 17.05MB, 289 pp. -  5.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 4061x⇩

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MihailoSuslov (2011/8/11)

Editor:

First edition

Language:

Russian / German

Translator:

August Bernhard (1852-1907), German text

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plates 16270-16294.

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 Complete Score
*#274519 - 46.69MB, 250 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 175x⇩

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Language:

Russian / Italian

Translator:

Virgilio Narducci, Italian text

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plates 25387-25411

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 Complete Score
*#114634 - 22.76MB, 346 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1356x⇩

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 Complete score
*#27029 - 20.60MB, 342 pp. -  7.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V - 2397x⇩

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Alaric (2009/1/21)

 Color cover
*#114635 - 0.84MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 181x⇩

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Carolus (2011/8/23)

Language:

French

Translator:

"Michel Delines" (= Mikhail Osipovich Ashkinasi, 1851–1914), French text

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Paris: A. Noël (successor to F. Mackar et Noël), n.d. Plate A.N. 2068.

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 Complete Score
*#27030 - 21.91MB, 271 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1366x⇩

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Alaric (2009/1/21)

Language:

German

Translator:

Max Kalbeck (1850–1921), German text

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Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 1458

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 Color Cover
*#115757 - 1.97MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 133x⇩

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 Frontispiece
*#115758 - 0.78MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 112x⇩

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 Complete Score (EU)
*#115759 - 19.56MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/N/V - 796x⇩

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Language:

English

Translator:

Rosa Newmarch (1857–1940)

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New York: Schirmer, n.d.(ca.1940). Plate 39106.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano solo (Langer)

 Complete Score
*#27086 - 15.58MB, 173 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1026x⇩

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Arranger:

Eduard Langer (1835–1905)

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Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1901). Plates 26047–26071

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Intermezzo (The Faithful Shepherdess) (Act II, No.14)

For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Schaefer)

 Piano 1
*#63924 - 0.91MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 326x⇩

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 Piano 2
*#63925 - 0.91MB, 14 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/C - 162x⇩

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Arranger:

Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1897). Plate 20432.

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Selections

For Piano solo (Pabst)

See Illustrations de l'Opera 'La Dame de Pique' (Pabst, Paul)

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General Information

Work Title	The Queen of Spades
Alternative Title	Пиковая дама ; Pique dame

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.68 ; TH 10
Movements/Sections	3 acts, 7 scenes For complete listing, see this page
Year/Date of Composition	1890
First Performance	1890-12-19 — St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre Nikolay Figner (Hermann), Ivan Melnikov (Tomsky), Leonid Yakovlev (Yeletsky), Vasily Vasilyev II (Chekalinsky), Yalmr Frey (Surin), Konstantin Kondaraki (Chaplitsky), Vladimir Sobolev (Narumov), Vasily Yefimov (Master of Ceremonies), Mariya Slavina (Countess), Medea Figner (Liza), Mariya Dolina (Polina), Mariya Pilz (Governess), Yuliya Yunosova (Masha), Olga Olgina (Prilepa), Nina Fride (Milovzor), Aleksandr Klimov II (Zlatogor), Eduard Nápravník (conductor).
First Publication	1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score, 289 pages. Plates 16270 to 16294. 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score (2nd ed.). 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score (3rd ed.). 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 3 vols. (320, 213 and 249 pages). Plate 16266.
Librettist	Modest Tchaikovsky (1850–1916) and Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language	Russian
Average Duration	155 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices Herman (Герман) (1st tenor) ; Count Tomsky (Граф Томский) (baritone) ; Prince Yeletsky (Князь Елецкий) (baritone) ; Chekalinsky (Чекалинский) (tenor) ; Surin (Сурин) (bass) ; Chaplitsky (Чаплицкий) (2nd tenor) ; Narumov (Нарумов) (2nd bass) ; Master of Ceremonies (Распорядитель) (2nd tenor) ; Countess (Графиня) (mezzo-soprano) ; Liza (Лиза) (soprano) ; Polina (Полина) (contralto) ; Governess (Гувернантка) (mezzo-soprano) ; Masha (Маша) (soprano) ; Prilepa (Прилепа) (soprano) ; Milovzor (Милозвор) (contralto) ; Zlatogor (Златогор) (baritone) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭, A), bass clarinet (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B♭, A), tuba + timpani, side drum, bass drum + piano + harp, strings Offstage: children's trumpets, drums
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article Pique dame - scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information	Vocal score also arranged by Tchaikovsky, 1890