| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante con moto — Allegro moderato |
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| Composition Year | 1873 |
| Genre Categories | Fantasias; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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| Work Title | The Tempest |
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| Alternative. Title | Буря |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.18 ; TH 44 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 134 |
| Key | F minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante con moto — Allegro moderato (631 bars) |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1873 |
| First Performance. | 1873-12-19 — Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1875 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Piano 4 hands (arr. Langer), 43 pages. Plate 2568. 1877 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score, 102 pages. Plate 2567. 1877 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Parts. Plate 2567. 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score (revised ed.). 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Parts (revised ed.). 1891 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Piano 4 hands (arr. Langer) (revised ed.). |
| Dedication | Vladimir Stasov (1824–1906) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 23 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | 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 Wikipedia article |