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 |
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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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein, conductor | Complete Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | — | Synthesized Performance |
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