Work Title
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The Sleeping Beauty
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Alternative. Title
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Спящая красавица ; La belle au bois dormant ; Dornröschen
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Name Translations
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A Bela Adormecida; 睡美人; Śpiąca królewna; Спящая красавица; La Belle au bois dormant; La bella durmiente; La Bella Dorment; Csipkerózsika; Prinsessa Ruusunen; La bella addormentata; Dornröschen; 眠れる森の美女; باله زیبای خفته; Törnrosa; Doornroosje; الجمال النائم; Спляча красуня (балет); Šípková Růženka; Spyashchaya krasavitsa; Người đẹp ngủ trong rừng; Frumoasa din pădurea adormită; uspavana ljepotica; Քնած գեղեցկուհի; Tornerose; Спящата красавица; ദി സ്ലീപ്പിംഗ് ബ്യൂട്ടി (ബാലെറ്റ്)
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Name Aliases
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Spiachtchaïa Krassavitsa; La bella durmiente del bosque; La Bella Dorment del Bosc; Ballet de la bella dorment; La bella durment del bosc; 眠りの森の美女; بالهٔ زیبای خفته; والجميلة النائمة
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177018667; LCCN: n79129182; GND: 300033966; BNF: 139102090
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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.66 ; TH 13
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 109
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Prologue and 3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1888–89
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First Performance.
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1890-01-15 in St. Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre
- Riccardo Drigo (conductor), Marius Petipa (choreographer)
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First Publication.
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1889-91 - Moscow: Jurgenson
- Piano (arr. Siloti), 207 pages. Plate 15895.
1890* - Full score, D. Rahter. 705 pages in 2 vols. 1891 - Piano 4 hands (arr. Rachmaninoff), 365 pages. Plates 17015–047.
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Dedication
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Ivan Vzevolozhsky (1835–1909)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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160 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
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, tambourine, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, glockenspiel, piano, harp, strings
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Related Works
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The Sleeping Beauty (suite), Op.66a
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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*The Rahter full score (lithographed from copyist's manuscript) was subsequently reprinted by Jurgenson (also in limited numbers). Muzgiz complete works (vols.12А–Г) full score was issued 1952, Plates M. 22760-a Г. (Prologue) ; M. 22760-б Г. (Act 1) ; M. 22932-a Г. (Act 2) ; M. 22932-б Г. (Act 3).
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