Hamlet (incidental music), Op.67a (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

Ambox notice.pngFor the earlier overture-fantasia on the same subject, see Hamlet (overture-fantasia), Op.67.


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's overture and 5 acts
Composition Year 1891
Genre Categories Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For 2 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; French language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)
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.

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Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#786767 - 15.51MB, 114 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 25×⇩ - P.davydov

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Editor Irina Iordan (1910-1976)
Language French/Russian
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.14
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1962. Plate M. 29924 Г.
URTEXT EDITION 
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 Complete Score
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Editor Irina Iordan (1910-1976)
Language French/Russian
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.14
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1962. Plate M. 29924 Г.
URTEXT EDITION 
This "urtext" or "scholarly" (scientific) edition is in the public domain because it was published at least 25 years ago for most of the EU (20 years ago in Italy, 30 years ago in Poland) over 25 years ago for the former USSR. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum 'threshold of originality' to qualify for copyright as an 'adaptation'. They may not be public domain elsewhere. More information about this can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2178.
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2
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⇒ 20 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bass Trombone • Timpani • Tam-Tam/Bell • Offstage Oboe 1/2 • Offstage Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Offstage Bassoon 1/2 • Offstage Horn 1/2 (F) • Offstage Trumpet 1/2 (B♭)* • Offstage Bass Trombone • Offstage Tambourine • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bass Trombone
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 Timpani
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 Tam-Tam/Bell
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 Offstage Oboe 1/2
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 Offstage Clarinet 1/2 (B♭)
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 Offstage Bassoon 1/2
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 Offstage Horn 1/2 (F)
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 Offstage Trumpet 1/2 (B♭)*
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 Offstage Bass Trombone
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 Offstage Tambourine
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 Violins I
#791301 - 1.15MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1892. Plate 17523.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2178.
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Misc. Notes *complete with bonus mystery fanfare not found in the score
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Langer)

 Complete Score
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 Color Cover
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Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1892).
Reprinted Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Marche funèbre (Act V, No.14)

For Piano 4 hands (Langer)

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Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1892). Plate 19707.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Re-titled as a Funeral March in memory of Tsar Alexander III.
Marche Funèbre exécutée par l'orchestre de la Cour Impériale pendant les funérailles de S.M. l'Empereur Alexandre III.
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General Information

Work Title Hamlet
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:
Overture:
Lento lugubre—Allegro vivacissimo (256 bars)
Act 1:
1. Mélodrame. Moderato assai (23 bars)
2. Fanfare. Allegro vivo (9 bars)
3. Mélodrame. Moderato assai (10 bars)
4. Mélodrame. Allegro giusto ed agitato (112 bars)
Act 2:
5. Entr'acte. Allegro semplice (138 bars)
5a. Fanfare (4 bars)
6. Fanfare. Allegro (8 bars)
Act 3:
7. Entr'acte. Andante quasi Allegretto (28 bars)
8. Mélodrame. Allegro guisto ed agitato (73 bars)
Act 4:
9. Entr'acte (Elégie). Andante non troppo (103 bars)
10. 'Scène d'Ophélie. Andantino (44 bars)
11a. Deuxième scène d'Ophélie. Moderato (15 bars)
11b. Fin de la deuxième scène d'Ophélie. Allegro vivo (73 bars)
Act 5:
12. Entr'acte. Marcia. Moderato assai (72 bars)
13. Chant du Fossoyeur. Andantino (14 bars)
14. Marche funèbre. Marcia. Moderato assai (72 bars)
15. Fanfare. Allegro giusto (8 bars)
16. Marche finale. Allegro risoluto ma non troppo (19 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1891
First Performance. 1891/2/21 — 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 2 voices and orchestra
InstrDetail
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
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