Composition: Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia), TH 42 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
| Title | Romeo and Juliet |
| Alternative title | Ромео и Джульетта (''Romeo i Dzhulyetta'') |
| Creators | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer) |
| Opus | TH 42 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1869 |
| First published | 1871 |
| Dedication | Mily Balakirev |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Overtures, Fantasias |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | 2nd Version (1870) | piano | Carl Bial |
| view | 3rd Version | brass septet | — |
| view | 3rd Version | 2 piano 8 hands | Aleksandr Schaefer |
| view | 3rd Version | 2 pianos | Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | 3rd Version | 2 pianos | Karl Klindworth |
| view | 3rd Version | piano 4 hands | Teo Leonov |
| view | 3rd Version | piano 4 hands | Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova |
| view | 3rd Version | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | 3rd Version | organ | François Delor |
| view | 3rd Version | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Selections | clarinet and guitar | Behzad Mirkhani |
| view | Selections | piano | Teo Vincent IV |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 1st Version (1869) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1st Version (1869) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 2nd Version (1870) | — | — | — | Conclusion only · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | — | Bote & Bock | 1881 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1st Version (1869) | parts | Manuscript | — | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, English horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | 3rd Version (1880) | parts | Bote & Bock | 1881 | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | 2nd Version (1870) | Arrangement for piano |
Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for brass septet | Peter S. Kato | 2021 | Complete Score and Part Scores · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Bessel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Bessel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for organ |
François Delor | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | 3rd Version | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and guitar |
Behzad Mirkhani | 2014 | Love Theme · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Love Theme · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | 3rd Version (1880) | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | 3rd Version (1880) | Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | 3rd Version (1880) | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | — | Behzad Mirkhani (guitar) | For Clarinet and Guitar (Mirkhani) | Love Theme · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | 3rd Version (1880) | — | For Brass Septet (Kato) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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