The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad), Op.78 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro vivacissimo—Moderato a tempo (510 bars)
Composition Year 1890-91
Genre Categories Ballades; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)
Related Works For the opera of the same name composed in 1867–68, see The Voyevoda (opera).
For the incidental music of the same name composed in 1886, see The Voyevoda (melodrama).

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Performances

Naxos

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 Synthesized Performance
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#17108 - 7.38MB, 57 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2347×⇩ - Peter

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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, No. 378, n.d.(1897). Plate 1370.
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 Complete Score
#809149 - 12.58MB, 89 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/V*/V* - 36×⇩ - P.davydov

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Editor Irina Iordan (1910–1976)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), Vol.26
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1961. Plate M. 29301 Г.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Brandon Amaro (b. 1984)
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, 3
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⇒ 14 more: Oboe 1, 2, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (A), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 (tenor, bass clefs), Tuba • Timpani, Snare Drum • Harp • Celesta • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (A), Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3 (tenor, bass clefs), Tuba
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 Timpani, Snare Drum
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 Harp
#52326 - 0.69MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 289×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Celesta
#52327 - 0.65MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 334×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Violins I
#52328 - 1.01MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 504×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Violins II
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 Violas
#52330 - 0.76MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 327×⇩ - Ottaviano

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 Cellos
#26969 - 0.74MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 340×⇩ - Generoso

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 Basses
#52331 - 0.43MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 277×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.(1897). Plate 1371.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 Hands (Sokolov)

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Arranger Nikolay Sokolov (1859–1922)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: M.P. Belaieff, 1897. Plate 1372.
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General Information

Work Title The Voyevoda
Alternative. Title Воевода
Name Translations Le Voïévode; 地方長官 (交響的バラード); Voevoda; Der Wojewode; Војвода (симфониска балада)
Name Aliases La Voivode; La Voïvode; La Voïvode (Tchaïkovski)
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 300034199
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.78 ; TH 54
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPT 148
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro vivacissimo—Moderato a tempo (510 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1890-91
First Performance. 1891-11-18 — St. Petersburg: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1897 — Leipzig: M. P. Belaieff. Full score, 59 pages. Plate 1370.
1897 — Leipzig: M. P. Belaieff. Piano 4 hands (arr. Sokolov), 35 pages. Plate 1372
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, side drum, celesta, harp, strings
Related Works For the opera of the same name composed in 1867–68, see The Voyevoda (opera).
For the incidental music of the same name composed in 1886, see The Voyevoda (melodrama).
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
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