1812 Overture, Op. 49

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concert overture orchestral work

The 1812 Overture, Op. 49 is a famous orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its dramatic depiction of Russia’s defense against Napoleon and its climactic use of cannon fire and bells.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
1812 Overture 2
1812 Overture, Op. 49 canonical 2
Festival Overture 1812 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
surface form: 1812 Overture

1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
surface form: Festival Overture 1812

1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
surface form: Overture 1812
approximateDuration 15 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 49 ⓘ
commemoratesEvent Patriotic War of 1812 ⓘ
Russian defense against Napoleon's invasion of 1812 ⓘ
commissionedFor consecration of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
dateComposed 1880 ⓘ
depicts Battle of Borodino ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation brass ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
church bells ⓘ
full symphony orchestra ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1882-08-20 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Moscow ⓘ
form overture ⓘ
genre program music ⓘ
romantic music ⓘ
hasStyle dramatic ⓘ
programmatic ⓘ
hasSubject Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Russian patriotism ⓘ
hasTonality E-flat major ⓘ
hasWorkType festival overture ⓘ
influencedBy historical events of 1812 in Russia ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Russian ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor use of real or simulated cannon fire ⓘ
use of ringing bells in the climax ⓘ
oftenPerformedWith artillery effects ⓘ
carillon or large bells ⓘ
partOfRepertoire standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic period in music ⓘ
surface form: Romantic era
placeComposed Russia ⓘ
popularIn fireworks concerts ⓘ
outdoor concerts ⓘ
patriotic celebrations ⓘ
publisher Jurgenson ⓘ
quotesMelody La Marseillaise ⓘ
Russian Orthodox hymn "O Lord, Save Thy People" ⓘ
Russian folk tunes ⓘ
Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ
yearOfCompletion 1880 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → notableWork → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
The Drew Carey Show (TV series) – music → musicUsed → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
subject surface form: The Drew Carey Show
this entity surface form: The 1812 Overture
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular → notableWorkPerformed → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1812 Overture
1812 Overture, Op. 49 → alsoKnownAs → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1812 Overture
1812 Overture, Op. 49 → alsoKnownAs → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Overture 1812
1812 Overture, Op. 49 → alsoKnownAs → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Festival Overture 1812
Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → 1812 Overture, Op. 49 ⓘ