| Work Title
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Undina
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| Alternative. Title
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Ундина ; Undine ; Ondine
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| Name Translations
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Ondine; Ундина; Ундіна; ウンディーナ; Undina (Tchaikovski); 溫蒂妮
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| Name Aliases
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Oundina; Undine
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180297705; LCCN: n90649385; GND: 113496952X
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| Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TH 2
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 137
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, of which the following extracts from Act I have survived:
- Introduction (Интродукция)
Moderato assai (107 bars)
- Undina's Song (Песнь Ундины)
Moderato (149 bars)
- Finale (Финал)
Allegro (164 bars)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869
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| First Performance.
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1870-03-28 — Moscow: Bolshoy Theatre: Aleksandra Aleksandrova-Kochetova (Undina), Aleksandr Dodonov (Huldbrand), Eduard Merten (conductor) — Introduction, Undina's Song and Finale from Act I only.
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| First Publication.
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1950 — Moscow/Leningrad: Muzyka. Full scores of Undina's Song and Finale from Act I (in vol.2 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3–90). 1950 — Moscow/Leningrad: Muzyka. Vocal scores of Undina's Song and Finale from Act I (in vol.2 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.161–187).
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| Librettist
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Vladimir Sollogub (1813–1882), after Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852) and Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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15 minutes (surviving fragments)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Voices: Undina (Ундина) (soprano) ; Huldbrandt (Гульбранд) (tenor) ; Goldmann (Гольдман) (bass) ; Berthe (Берта) (mezzo-soprano) ; Berthalda (Бертальда) (mezzo-soprano) ; Duke (Герцог) (bass) + mixed chorus (SATB)
Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum + piano + harp, strings
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| External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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| Extra Information
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After the opera was rejected for performance, Tchaikovsky destroyed the score during the 1870s. The Introduction was re-used without change in The Snow Maiden, Op.12, where Undina's Aria from Act I also became "Lel's First Song".
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