![]() | For the earlier overture-fantasia on the same subject, see Hamlet (overture-fantasia), Op.67. |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | overture and 5 acts |
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Composition Year | 1891 |
Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For 2 voices, orchestra; |
Related Works | The Overture is a condensed version of Tchaikovsky's overture-fantasia Hamlet (Op.67). He also re-used several numbers from earlier works. |
Contents |
⇒ 5 more: Act 1 (Nos.1, 2, 3, 4) • Act 2 (Nos.5, 6) • Act 3 (Nos. 7, 8) • Act 4 (Nos. 9, 10, 11a, 11b) • Act 5 (Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Work Title | Hamlet |
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Alternative. Title | Гамлет |
Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.67a ; TH 23 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 44 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Overture and 5 acts, 16 numbers:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1891 |
First Performance. | 1891-02-21 — St.Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Theatre |
First Publication. | 1892 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score. Plate 17522 1896 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score (Tchaikovsky and Eduard Langer). |
Librettist | Alexandre Dumas (1824–1895) and Paul Meurice (1818–1905), after William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
Language | French |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 48 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: Ophélie (Офелия) — soprano; Fossoyeur (Могильщик) — baritone Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, bass trombone, timpani, side drum, tam-tam, bell, strings |
Related Works | The Overture is a condensed version of Tchaikovsky's overture-fantasia Hamlet (Op.67). He also re-used several numbers from earlier works. |
External Links | Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia |
Extra Information | Written to accompany a French production of Shakespeare's tragedy in St. Petersburg. Vocal score arranged by Tchaikovsky and Eduard Langer, 1891 |