The Queen of Spades, Op.68 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts, 7 scenes
Composition Year 1890
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [14 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Librettos; Writings; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Full Scores

Complete

 Act 2
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 Act 3
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Editor Anatoly Dmitriyev (1908–1978)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.9
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20727(А-В) Г.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1999.
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Misc. Notes 600dpi, Bookmarked by scene
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Acts 1 and 2

⇒ 4 more: Act 1 (Scene 1) • Act 1 (Scene 2) • Act 2 (Scene 3) • Act 2 (Scene 4)

Editor Anatoly Dmitriyev (1908–1978)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.9
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950. Plate M. 20727(А-Б) Г.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1999.
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Misc. Notes For page index, see Discussion.
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Yeletsky's Aria (Act 2)

 Complete Score
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Editor Lance Cowled
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Misc. Notes Source: Muzgiz edition above
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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1
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⇒ 30 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 • Clarinet 2 • Bass Clarinet • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Horn 3 (F) • Horn 4 (F) • Trumpet 1 • Trumpet 2 • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Percussion (Bass Drum plus Onstage parts) • Harp • Piano • Onstage Trumpet (No.18) (B♭) • Onstage Toy Trumpets (No.1) (C) • Onstage Snare Drum (No.18) • Onstage Chimes (No.21) • Onstage Childrens Drums (No.1) • Violins I

 Flute 2
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 Flute 3/Piccolo
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 English Horn
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 Clarinet 1
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 Clarinet 2
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 Bass Clarinet
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 Horn 1 (F)
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 Horn 2 (F)
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 Horn 3 (F)
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 Horn 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1
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 Trumpet 2
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 Trombone 1
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 Trombone 2
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 Trombone 3
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 Tuba
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 Timpani
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 Harp
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 Piano
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 Violins I
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1971-87). Catalog A2337.
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Misc. Notes The lower four string parts are missing from this set!
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 Flute 1
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Publisher. Info. Russia: Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1800-1999).
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Misc. Notes Grayscale scan. Appears to be half-page scans of an original part of around 40 pages.
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Prelude

 Flute 1
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⇒ 14 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Clarinet 1 (A) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 2
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 Oboe 1
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 Clarinet 1 (A)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1
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 Horn 1 (F)
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 Horn 2 (F)
#97885 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 690×⇩ - Pabag

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 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
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 Timpani
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor Pavlo Baginskiy
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⇒ 6 more: Oboe 2 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 3/4 • Trumpet 2 • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Tuba

Editor Adam O. Stern
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Misc. Notes The pickup bar of three eighth-notes is designated as Bar 1, as it is in the accompanying score.
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Yeletsky's Aria (Act 2)

 Flute
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⇒ 9 more: Oboe 1/English horn (also Oboe 2) • Clarinet 1/2 in A, B♭, A & B♭ • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 in F • Horn 3/4 in F • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos / Basses

 Bassoon 1/2
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 Horn 1/2 in F
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 Horn 3/4 in F
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos / Basses
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Misc. Notes Clarinet in A is original. B♭ clarinet cannot reach one of the low notes.
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Vocal Scores

Editor First edition
Language Russian / German
Translator August Bernhard (1852-1907), German text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plate 16270-16294.
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Language Russian / Italian
Translator Virgilio Narducci, Italian text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 25387-25411.
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Language French
Translator Mikhail Osipovich Ashkinasi (1851–1914) as Michel Delines, French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Noël, n.d. Plate A.N. 2068.
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Language German
Translator Max Kalbeck (1850–1921), German text
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 1458.
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Misc. Notes Text in German
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Language English
Translator Rosa Newmarch (1857–1940)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1890]. Plate 16270-16294.
Reprinted New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(ca.1940). Plate 39106. (English text inserted)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano (Langer)
Arranger Eduard Langer (1835–1905)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate 26047–26071.
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Selections

For Theatre Orchestra (Weninger)

⇒ 16 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet I • Clarinet II • Bassoon • Horn I & II • Trumpet I • Trumpet II • Trombone • Timpani • Violin I • Violin Obligato • Violin II • Viola • Cello • Bass

Arranger Leopold Weninger (1879–1940)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, 1921. Plate A.J.B. 6720.
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Misc. Notes Selections. Suite in four movements. 1. Chor der Schafer und Schäferinnen 2. Sarabande 3. Duet, Chloe and Daphnis. 4. Finale.
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For Piano (Pabst)
See: Illustrations de l'Opera 'La Dame de Pique' by Paul Pabst


Intermezzo (Act 2, No.14)

For 2 Pianos (Schaefer)
Arranger Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(1897). Plate 20432.
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Libretti

Language English
Translator Rosa Newmarch (1857–1940), English text
Publisher. Info. London: J. & W. Chester, 1910.
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Language German
Translator Max Kalbeck (1850–1921), German text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d.
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General Information

Work Title The Queen of Spades
Alternative. Title Пиковая дама ; Pique dame
Name Translations A pikk dáma; La dama de piques; Spar Dame; Pique Dame; Ντάμα πίκα; [27 more...]La dama de picas; Patarouva; La Dame de pique; פיק דאם; La dama di picche; スペードの女王; 스페이드의 여왕; Schoppenvrouw; Pikovaya Dama; Dama de pică; Пиковая дама; Piková dáma; Spader Dam; Maça kızı; Пікова дама; 黑桃皇后; Padaemand; Dama pikowa (opera 1890); Пікавая дама, опера; Pika damo; Պիկովայա դամա; Дама Пика; Гилбэрийн хатан (дуурь); Пикова дама (опера); Operaen Spar dame; Spar dame; Con đầm pích
Name Aliases スペードの女王 (オペラ); Pikreĝino; Pikowaja dama; The Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Schoppenvrouw (opera); Dama di picche
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 182303831; LCCN: n83014177; GND: 300033524; BNF: 13910224w
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.68 ; TH 10
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPT 88
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts, 7 scenes:
For complete listing, see this page
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1890
First Performance. 1890-12-19 in St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre [more...]
Nikolay Figner (Hermann)
Ivan Melnikov (Tomsky)
Leonid Yakovlev (Yeletsky)
Vasily Vasilyev II (Chekalinsky)
Yalmr Frey (Surin)
Konstantin Kondaraki (Chaplitsky)
Vladimir Sobolev (Narumov)
Vasily Yefimov (Master of Ceremonies)
Mariya Slavina (Countess)
Medea Figner (Liza)
Mariya Dolina (Polina)
Mariya Pilz (Governess)
Yuliya Yunosova (Masha)
Olga Olgina (Prilepa)
Nina Fride (Milovzor)
Aleksandr Klimov II (Zlatogor)
Maryinsky chorus, Orchestra, Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
First Publication. 1890, 1891 - Moscow: P. Jurgenson
  • Vocal score, 289 pages. Plates 16270 to 16294.
  • Vocal score (2nd ed., 1891)
  • Vocal score (3rd ed., 1891)
  • Full score, 3 vols. (320, 213 and 249 pages). Plate 16266.
Librettist Modest Tchaikovsky (1850–1916) and Composer
after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language Russian
Average DurationAvg. Duration 155 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast
Herman / Герман (1st tenor)
Count Tomsky / Граф Томский (baritone)
Prince Yeletsky / Князь Елецкий (baritone)
Chekalinsky / Чекалинский (tenor)
Surin / Сурин (bass)
Chaplitsky / Чаплицкий) (2nd tenor)
Narumov / Нарумов (2nd bass)
Master of Ceremonies / Распорядитель (2nd tenor)
Countess / Графиня (mezzo-soprano)
Liza / Лиза (soprano)
Polina / Полина (contralto)
Governess / Гувернантка (mezzo-soprano)
Masha / Маша (soprano)
Prilepa / Прилепа (soprano)
Milovzor / Милозвор (contralto)
Zlatogor / Златогор (baritone)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra

piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, tuba
timpani, side drum, bass drum, piano, harp, strings

Offstage

children's trumpets, drums
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
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Extra Information Vocal score also arranged by Tchaikovsky, 1890

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