Composition: Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 48 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | Serenade for String Orchestra ; Serenade for Strings |
| Alternative title | Серенада для струнного оркестра (''Serenade dlya strunnogo orkestra'') |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | Op.48 |
| Instrumentation | strings |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1880 |
| First published | 1881 |
| Dedication | Karl Albrecht |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Serenades |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pezzo in forma di sonatina. Andante non troppo—Allegro moderato | — | C major | 295 |
| Valse. Moderato. Tempo di Valse | — | G major | 223 |
| Elegia. Larghetto elegiaco | — | D major | 162 |
| Finale (Tema russo). Andante — Allegro con spirito | — | C major | 406 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 7 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Eduard Langer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Pezzo in forma di Sonatina (No.1) | piano | — |
| view | Valse (No.2) | 4 accordions and bass | Paul De Bra |
| view | Valse (No.2) | 6 viols | Paul Jacobs |
| view | Valse (No.2) | violin and piano | Leopold Auer |
| view | Valse (No.2) | piano | Georgy Catoire |
| view | Valse (No.2) | piano | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Valse (No.2) | piano | Henryk Pachulski |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | violin and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | organ | Alfred Jethro Silver |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | piano | Theodor Kirchner |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | P. Jurgenson | 1881 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (reprint) · view |
| view | Complete | — | D. Rahter | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | D. Rahter | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | P. Jurgenson | 1881 | Complete Parts · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violins II (corrected) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Cellos · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 7 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano 1, 2 (doubling on Alto) · view Alto · view Tenor 1, 2 · view Baritone 1, 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
P. Jurgenson | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score (1 page per sheet) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | D. Rahter | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pezzo in forma di Sonatina (No.1) | Arrangement for piano | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for 6 viols |
— | — | Complete Score · view Treble 1 · view Treble 2 · view Tenor 1 · view Tenor 2 · view Bass 1 · view Bass 2 · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Valse (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Anton J. Benjamin | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | Arrangement for organ |
Lengnick | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Elegia (No.3) | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | A Far Cry (ensemble) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato · file 2. Valse: Moderato - Tempo di valse · file 3. Elegie: Larghetto elegiaco · file 4. Finale (Tema russo): Andante - Allegro con spirito · file |
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