Work Title
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The Voyevoda
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Alternative. Title
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Воевода
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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 22
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 146
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Key
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G minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Andante non troppo (45 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1886
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First Performance.
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1886/1/31 — Moscow, Maly Theatre
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First Publication.
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1962 - Moscow: Muzgiz (in vol.14 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.277–282). Plate M. 29924 Г.
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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6 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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2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, strings
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Related Works
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For the opera composed in 1868–69 see The Voyevoda (opera), Op.3 For the symphonic ballad composed in 1890–91, see The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad), Op.78
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research
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Extra Information
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Written to accompany the domovoy (house-spirit)'s monologue in a production of Aleksandr Ostrovsky's play.
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