| Composition Year | 1872 |
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| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | Cantata for the Opening of the Polytechnic Exhibition |
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| Alternative. Title | Cantata for the Bicentenary of the Birth of Peter the Great |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 67 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 156 |
| Key | G major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1872 |
| First Performance. | 1872/06/12 - Moscow, Trinity Bridge |
| First Publication. | 1965 |
| Librettist | Yakov Polonsky (1819-1898) |
| Language | Russian |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 35 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | tenor voice, chorus, orchestra |
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| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |