Work Title
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Dmitry the Pretender and Vasily Shuysky
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Alternative. Title
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Дмитрий Самозванец и Василий Шуйский
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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 16
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 30
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 pieces:
- Introduction to Act I. Andante non troppo (A minor, 60 bars)
- Mazurka (D minor, 133 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1866–67
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First Publication.
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1955 — Moscow: Muzgiz. No.1 only (in the book: Music in the Russian Dramatic Theatre (Музыка в русском драматическом театре) by Aleksandr Glumov, p.414–428) 1962 — Moscow: Muzgiz. Nos.1 and 2 (in vol.14 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, p.3-15). Plate 3534
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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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flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, cymbals, strings
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Related Works
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The Introduction was based on the theme and first variation from Tchaikovsky’s student Theme with Variations for piano. The Mazurka was later reworked as the Mazurka de salon (No.3) in the 3 Pieces, Op.9, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
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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 a performance of Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "dramatic chronicle". The Mazurka was arranged for solo piano by Tchaikovsky, 1867.
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