| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante non troppo |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1884 |
| Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; For strings; |
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| Work Title | Elegy for String Orchestra |
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| Alternative. Title | Элегия для струнного оркестра A Grateful Greeting (Привет благодарности) |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 51 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 33 |
| Key | G major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante non troppo (103 bars) |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1884 |
| First Performance. | 1884-12-28 — Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre: Ippolit Altani (conductor) |
| First Publication. | 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 9 pages. Plate 14783 |
| Dedication | To the memory of Ivan Samarin (1817–1885) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 8 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | string orchestra |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research MusicBrainz |
| Extra Information | Composed as A Grateful Greeting to Ivan Samarin in 1884. Published after Samarin's death under the title Elegy. Re-used as the Entr’acte (Act IV, No.9) from the incidental music to Hamlet, Op.67a. |