Work Title
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Romeo and Juliet
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Alternative. Title
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Ромео и Джульетта (Romeo i Dzhulyetta)
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Name Translations
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Roméo et Juliette; Romeu i Julieta; Romeo und Julia; Romeo y Julieta; רומאו ויוליה; Romeo e Giulietta; ロメオとジュリエット; Romeo i Julia; Ромео и Джульетта; โรเมโอและจูเลียต; Ромео і Джульєтта; 罗密欧与朱丽叶幻想序曲; رومئو و ژولیت (چایکوفسکی); Romeo và Juliet; Romeo e Xulieta; რომეო და ჯულიეტა; রোমিও এন্ড জুলিয়েট; Romeu e Julieta (Tchaikovski); روميو وجولييت (تشايكوفسكي)
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Name Aliases
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Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177002331; BNF: 13910226k
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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 42
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 102
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Key
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B minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Andante non troppo—Allegro giusto (448 bars) — 1st Version Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (539 bars) — 2nd Version Andante non tanto quasi Moderato—Allegro giusto (522 bars) — 3rd Version
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869, revised 1870 and 1880
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First Performance.
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1870/3/16 — 1st Version
- Moscow, Russian Musical Society: Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor)
1872/2/17 — 2nd Version
- St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
1886/3/1 — 3rd Version
- Tiflis, Russian Musical Society: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1871-72 — 1st Version ; 1881 — 3rd Version ; 1950 — 2nd Version
2nd Version — Berlin: Bote & Bock, St. Petersburg: V. Bessel
- Full score, 201 pages. Plate 9325. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871
- Piano (arr. Bial), 21 pages. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1871
- Piano 4 hands (arr. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova) — V. Bessel, 1872.
- 2 pianos (arr. Klindworth), 31 pages. Plate 242. — V. Bessel, 1872.
3rd Version — Berlin: Bote & Bock, St. Petersburg: V. Bessel
- Full score, 111 pages. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881
- Piano (arr. Bial), 21 pages. Plate 11545. — Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1881
- Piano 4 hands (arr. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova), 37 pages. Plate 10676.
- 2 pianos (arr. Klindworth). Plate 3205. — St. Petersburg: V. Bessel, 1896
1st Version — Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950.
- in Complete Collected Works, vol.23. Plate M. 20556 Г. (pp.3–86)
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Dedication
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Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20 minutes
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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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orchestra
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InstrDetail
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piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, cymbals, bass drum, harp, strings (all versions)
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Related Works
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For the duet intended for a later opera on the same subject, see Romeo and Juliet (duet)
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Extra Information
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The 3rd Version (1880) is the one usually performed
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