| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante lugubre—Allegro vivo (698 bars) |
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| Composition Year | 1876 |
| Genre Categories | Fantasias; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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| Work Title | Francesca da Rimini |
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| Alternative. Title | Франческа да Римини |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.32 ; TH 46 ; ČW 43 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 39 |
| Key | E minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante lugubre—Allegro vivo (698 bars) |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1876 |
| First Performance. | 1877-03-09 — Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1877 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for piano 4 hands (Karl Klindworth). Plate 3085. 1877 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for solo piano (Karl Klindworth). Plate 3086. 1878 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 30 parts. Plate 3084. 1878 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 117 pages. Plate 3083. |
| Dedication | Sergey Taneyev |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 24 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 cornets (A), 2 trumpets (E), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam + harp, strings |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article |