Composition: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | 1812 Overture |
| Alternative title | The Year 1812 / 1812 год (''1812 god'') |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.49 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra brass ensemble and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1880 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Overtures |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Gaston Borch |
| view | Complete | military band | Louis Philippe Laurendeau |
| view | Complete | concert band | Welligton Sousa |
| view | Complete | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | organ | Edwin Arthur Kraft |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Anton Strelezki |
| view | Complete | piano | Joseph Hudson |
| view | Complete | piano | Benjamin Nacar |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tchaikovsky Research | 2007 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Cornet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani / Percussion · view Banda Cornet 1, 2 (B); Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F); Trombone 1/2, Tuba, Drums · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (in B, transposed) · view Trumpet 2 (in B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 · view Cornet 1 · view Cornet 1 · view Trombone · view Timpani/Percussion · view Violin Solo and Obbligato · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band |
Carl Fischer | 1904 | Complete Score · view Brass Parts · view Woodwind Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for concert band |
Welligton Sousa | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
H.W. Gray | 1920 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | P. Jurgenson | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Synthesized Performance · file |
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