| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1865 |
| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
⇒ 5 more: 2. Allegro non troppo • 3. Adagio molto • 4. Allegro • 5. Andante non troppo • 6. Allegro giusto
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| Work Title | Ode to Joy |
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| Alternative. Title | К радости |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 66 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 68 |
| Key | C minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 movements:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1865 |
| First Performance. | 1866-01-10 — St. Petersburg, Conservatory: Anton Rubinstein (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1960 — Moscow: Muzgiz. Full score (in vol.27 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3–185). Plate M. 18604 Г. 1965 — Moscow: Muzgiz. Vocal score (in vol.33 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3–81). Plate 977. |
| Librettist | Konstantin Aksakov (1817–1860), Vladimir Benediktov (1807–1873) and Mikhail Dmitriyev (1796–1866), after Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) |
| Language | Russian |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 26 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, strings |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |