Vakula the Smith, Op. 14 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | Vakula the Smith |
| Alternative title | Кузнец Вакула, Ночь перед Рождеством, Vakoula le Forgeron, Wakula der Schmidt |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composer Yakov Polonsky, librettist |
| Opus | Op.14 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1874 |
| First published | 1876 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas, Librettos |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | 1876 | Cover Page (monochrome) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score Preliminaries and Overture Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Appendices |
| View | Complete | — | F.A. Marks | 1896 | Complete Libretto |
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