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Sheet Music
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Kalmus edition 6751, reprint of Vol. 35 of the Soviet collected edition of Tchaikovsky's works. Edited by V. Vasilyev (1956). Plate M. 25858 Г.
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Кузнец Вакула (Ночь перед Рождеством)
Опера в 3-х действиях
Текст Я. Полонского
Музыка П. Чайковского
'Vakula the Smith'
(Christmas Eve')
Opera in 3 acts
Text by Yakov Polonsky
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Vakoula le Forgeron'
opéra comique de P. Tschaikowsky
'Wakula der Schmidt'
komische Oper von P. Tschaikowsky
Piano-vocal score arranged by the composer, as engraved and published in Vol. 35 of the composer's 'Polnoe sobranie sochinenii', edited by V. Vasilyev (1956), with added supplement. Plate M. 5858 Г. (Original edition published in 1876 by P. Jurgenson, in Moscow.) This Soviet edition includes a supplement consisting primarily of the segments of the full orchestral score of 'Vakula the Smith' which were omitted from the revised version, entitled 'Cherevichki'. (The full score of 'Vakula the Smith' was not published during the composer's lifetime.)
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General Information
| Work Title
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Vakula the Smith
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| Alternative. Title
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Кузнец Вакула, Vakoula le Forgeron, Wakula der Schmidt, The Smith Vakula, Christmas Eve
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| Name Translations
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Il fabbro Vakula; Vakula el herrero; Vakoula le Forgeron; Vakula, o ferreiro; Вакула-кузнец; 鍛冶屋のヴァクーラ; Smeden Vakula; Kovář Vakula
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| Name Aliases
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Кузнец Вакула; Kuznets Vakula; Smith Vakula
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| Authorities
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Wikipedia
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| Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.14
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 138
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, with overture
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1874
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| First Publication.
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1876
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| Librettist
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Yakov Polonsky
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| Language
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Russian
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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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vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra
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The composer revised this opera later under the title "Cherevichki."