Composition: The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | The Queen of Spades |
| Alternative title | Пиковая дама ; Pique dame |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) and Modest Tchaikovsky (librettist) |
| Opus | Op.68 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1890 |
| First published | 1890 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 9300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas, Librettos |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Eduard Langer |
| view | Selections | theater orchestra | Leopold Weninger |
| view | Selections | 2 pianos | Aleksandr Schaefer |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Prelude and Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Acts 1 and 2 | — | — | — | Prelude · view Act 1 (Scene 1) · view Act 1 (Scene 2) · view Act 2 (Scene 3) · view Act 2 (Scene 4) · view |
| view | Yeletsky's Aria (Act 2) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Percussion (Bass Drum plus Onstage parts) · view Harp · view Piano · view Onstage Trumpet (No.18) (B) · view Onstage Toy Trumpets (No.1) (C) · view Onstage Snare Drum (No.18) · view Onstage Chimes (No.21) · view Onstage Childrens Drums (No.1) · view Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1 · view |
| view | Prelude | parts | — | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Prelude | parts | — | — | Piccolo · view Oboe 2 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 3/4 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3/Tuba · view |
| view | Yeletsky's Aria (Act 2) | parts | — | — | Flute · view Oboe 1/English horn (also Oboe 2) · view Clarinet 1/2 in A, B, A & B · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 in F · view Horn 3/4 in F · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | 1890 | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Félix Mackar | — | Complete Score · view Complete score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | 1890 | Complete Score · view Frontispiece · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. & W. Chester | 1910 | Complete Libretto · view Color Scan · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Anton J. Benjamin | — | Score (Piano Condensed) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet I · view Clarinet II · view Bassoon · view Horn I & II · view Trumpet I · view Trumpet II · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Violin I · view Violin Obligato · view Violin II · view Viola · view Cello · view Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
P. Jurgenson | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
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