Work Title
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Swan Lake
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Alternative. Title
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Лебединое озеро ; Le Lac des Cygnes ; Schwanensee
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Name Translations
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天鹅湖; 天鵝湖; Beltxargen aintzira; Jezioro łabędzie; 백조의 호수; [51 more...]Le Lac des cygnes; אגם הברבורים; El lago de los cisnes; A hattyúk tava; Il lago dei cigni; Luikede järv; Danau Angsa; Schwanensee; 白鳥の湖; Η λίμνη των κύκνων; Hồ thiên nga; Labudovo jezero; Svansjön; Zwanenmeer; بحيرة البجع; O Lago dos Cisnes; Cignolago; Лебединое озеро; Лабудово језеро; Kuğu Gölü; Lacul lebedelor; สวอนเลก; El llac dels cignes; Joutsenlampi; Лебедине озеро; Svanesjøen; Labodje jezero; Labutí jezero; دریاچه قو; Лебедово езеро; გედების ტბა; Qu gölü; Gulbių ežeras; Labuđe jezero; O lago dos cisnes; Svanesøen; Labutie jazero; ოლორეფიშ ტობა; Лебедово Езеро; Gulbju ezers; Schwaanesee; Կարապի լիճ; Swan Loch; Хунт нуур; El llagu de los cisnes; Svanavatnið; Lebedinoye ozero; Lacus cycnorum; Loch na hEala; Лебядзінае возера; Cigno-lago
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Name Aliases
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Lebedinoïe ozero; Le lac des signes; Lac des Cygnes; Lago de los cisnes; Lago dei cigni; [10 more...]Lebenidoye ozero; Het Zwanenmeer; بحيره البجع; Lago de cignoj; Cigna lago; Kuğu Gölü Balesi; Llac dels cignes; دریاچهٔ قو; باله دریاچه قو; بالهٔ دریاچهٔ قو
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177215768; LCCN: sh2015001789; GND: 300033389; [2 more...]BNF: 139101598; BNE: XX2069458
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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.20 ; TH 12
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 125
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 acts: [more...]
- ▪ Introduction
- ▪ Act I
- 1. Scène
- 2. Valse
- 3. Scène
- 4. Pas de trois
- a. Intrada: Allegro
- b. Andante sostenuto
- c. Allegro semplice
- d. Moderato
- e. Allegro
- f. Coda: Allegro vivace
- 5. Pas de deux
- a. Tempo di valse ma non troppo
- b. Andante
- c. Tempo di Valse
- d. Coda: Allegro molto vivace
- 6. Pas d'action
- 7. Sujet
- 8. Danse des coupes
- 9. Finale
- ▪ Act II
- 10. Scène
- 11. Scène
- 12. Scène
- 13. Danses des cygnes
- a. Tempo di valse
- b. Moderato assai
- c. Tempo di valse
- d. Allegro moderato
- e. Pas d'action
- f. Tempo di valse
- g. Coda: Allegro vivo
- 14. Scène
- ▪ Act III
- 15. Scène
- 16. Danses du corps de ballet et des nains
- 17. La sortie des invités et la valse
- 18. Scène
- 19. Pas de six
- a. Intrada: Moderato assai
- b. Allegro
- c. Andante con moto
- d. Moderato
- e. Allegro
- f. Moderato
- g. Coda: Allegro molto
- 20. Danse hongroise: Czardas
- 21. Danse espagnole
- 22. Danse napolitaine
- 23. Mazurka
- 24. Scène
- ▪ Act IV
- 25. Entr'acte
- 26. Scène
- 27. Danses des petits cygnes
- 28. Scène
- 29. Scène finale
- Supplementary numbers (inserted after premiere):
- 19a. Pas de deux
- a. Introduction. Moderato
- b. Var.1. Allegro moderato
- c. Var.2. Allegro
- d. Coda. Allegro molto vivace
- 20a. Danse russe
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1875–77 A ; 1894–95 B (arr. Riccardo Drigo and Modest Tchaikovsky)
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First Performance.
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1877-03-04 A - Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre
- Stepan Ryabov (conductor), Julius Reisinger (choreographer)
1895-01-27 B – St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
- Riccardo Drigo (conductor), Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov (choreographers)
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First Publication.
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1877 A - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
- Piano (arr. Kashkin), Plate 2950, 164 pages.
1881 A - Selections (Nos.20a, 21, 22) for piano 4 hands (arr. Debussy), Plate 4431, 24 pages 1895 A – Full score, Plate 4432, 642 pages. 1900 B – Piano solo (arr. Langer), Plates 25615-25651, 173 pages. 1957 A - Moscow: Muzgiz (in vols.12A and Б of Complete Collected Works)
- Full score. Plates M. 26458-a Г. (Acts I and II) ; Plate M. 26458-б Г. (Acts III and IV).
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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140 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
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InstrDetail
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[more...] piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, tambourine, castanets, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, glockenspiel, harp, strings
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Related Works
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See also the orchestral suite from the ballet, Op.20a.
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Discography
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MusicBrainz All Music Guide
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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 Introduction was also arranged for solo piano by Tchaikovsky, 1875–76.
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