| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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| Composition Year | 1892 |
| Genre Categories | Concertos; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; |
| Work Title | Hungarian Gypsy Melodies |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Ungarische Zigeunerweisen |
| Composer | Menter, Sophie |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 193 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISM 4 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1892 |
| First Publication. | 1909 - New York: G. Schirmer. Full score 1910 - New York: G. Schirmer. Arrangement for 2 pianos. Plate 21594. |
| Dedication | Eduard Reuss |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 15 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo: piano Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum + strings |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |
| Extra Information | This piece was orchestrated by Tchaikovsky in September-October 1892 at Sophie Menter's request. The suggestion that this piece was originally written for Menter by Franz Liszt as a "Piano Concerto in the Hungarian Style" is now thought unlikely by most Liszt scholars. |