Undina (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections 3 acts, of which the following extracts from Act I have survived: Introduction (Интродукция) Moderato assai (107 bars) Undina's Song (Песнь Ундины) Moderato (149 bars) Finale (Финал) Allegro (164 bars) Composition Year 1869 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

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Undina's Song (Act I)

 Complete score
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Editor:

Rostislav Berberov (1921–1984)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.2 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1965). Orchestral Series No.543

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

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Text and footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic).

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Finale (Act I)

 Complete score
*#19174 - 3.03MB, 24 (#44-90) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V*/V*/V* - 283x⇩

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Editor:

Rostislav Berberov (1921–1984)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.2 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1965). Orchestral Series No.543

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Text and footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic).

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General Information

Work Title	Undina
Alternative Title	Ундина ; Undine ; Ondine

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	TH 2
Movements/Sections	3 acts, of which the following extracts from Act I have survived: Introduction (Интродукция) Moderato assai (107 bars) Undina's Song (Песнь Ундины) Moderato (149 bars) Finale (Финал) Allegro (164 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	1869
First Performance	1870-03-28 — Moscow: Bolshoy Theatre: Aleksandra Aleksandrova-Kochetova (Undina), Aleksandr Dodonov (Huldbrand), Eduard Merten (conductor) — Introduction, Undina's Song and Finale from Act I only.
First Publication	1950 — Moscow/Leningrad: Muzyka. Full scores of Undina's Song and Finale from Act I (in vol.2 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3–90). 1950 — Moscow/Leningrad: Muzyka. Vocal scores of Undina's Song and Finale from Act I (in vol.2 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.161–187).
Librettist	Vladimir Sollogub (1813–1882), after Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852) and {Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843)
Language	Russian
Average Duration	15 minutes (surviving fragments)
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: Undina (Ундина) (soprano) ; Huldbrandt (Гульбранд) (tenor) ; Goldmann (Гольдман) (bass) ; Berthe (Берта) (mezzo-soprano) ; Berthalda (Бертальда) (mezzo-soprano) ; Duke (Герцог) (bass) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum + piano + harp, strings
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
Extra Information	After the opera was rejected for performance, Tchaikovsky destroyed the score during the 1870s. The Introduction was re-used without change in The Snow Maiden, Op.12, where Undina's Aria from Act I also became "Lel's First Song".