Work Title
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Symphony No.4
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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Симфония № 4; Symphonie nº 4 de Tchaïkovski; Symphony No. 4; 第4號交響曲; Sinfonia n.º 4; Simfonia núm. 4; 4. Sinfonie; Sinfonia n. 4; Symfónia č. 4; سمفونی شماره ۴; Симфонія № 4; Sinfonia nro 4; Symfonie nr. 4; 交響曲第4番; Sinfonía n.º 4; הסימפוניה הרביעית של צ'ייקובסקי; Giao hưởng số 4; Συμφωνία Νο.4; السيمفونيه رقم 4; Symfoni nr. 4; 교향곡 4번; Симфонија бр. 4 (Чајковски); Kvara Simfonio (Ĉajkovskij)
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Name Aliases
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Sinfonie Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 36; Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36; Symfonie nr. 4 (Tsjajkovski); Symfonie nr. 4 (Tsjaikovski); Sinfonia nro 4 (Tšaikovski); Sinfonia nro 4 f-molli op. 36; Tšaikovskin 4. sinfonia; Pjotr Tšaikovskin 4. sinfonia; Sinfonía n.º 4 en fa menor, Op. 36
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181169183; GND: 300033826; BNF: 13910169k
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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.36 ; TH 27
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 130
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Key
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F minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima (F minor, 424 bars)
- Andantino in modo di Canzona (B♭ minor, 304 bars)
- Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro (F major, 414 bars)
- Finale. Allegro con fuoco (F major, 293 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1877-78
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First Performance.
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1878-02-22 in Moscow
- Russian Musical Society, Nikolay Rubinstein (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1880, 1888 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
- Full score, 225 pages. Plate 3376
- Piano 4 hands (arr. Taneyev). Plate 3378
- Parts. Plate 3377 (1888)
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Dedication
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"To My Best Friend" = Nadezhda von Meck (1831–1894)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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42 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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piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, strings
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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First mentioned in a letter to v. Meck in May 1877, as having been begun during the preceding winter.
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