Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 is a large-scale orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often nicknamed the "Little Russian" for its prominent use of Ukrainian folk melodies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 canonical	2
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony ⓘ
belongsToComposer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire	standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber	TH 25 ⓘ
composer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
composerNationality	Russian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
genre	Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	brass ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ
hasKeySignature	three flats ⓘ
hasMovement	finale based on Ukrainian folk tune ⓘ first movement in sonata form ⓘ scherzo-like third movement ⓘ slow second movement ⓘ
historicalContext	19th-century Russian music ⓘ
influencedBy	Russian nationalism in music ⓘ Ukrainian folk tradition ⓘ
key	C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Russian ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
nickname	Little Russian ⓘ
notableFeature	prominent use of Ukrainian folk melodies ⓘ strong nationalistic character ⓘ
numberInSeries	2 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 17 ⓘ
orchestration	symphony orchestra ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	early symphony ⓘ
premiereConductor	Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
premiereCountry	Russian Empire ⓘ
premiereLocation	Moscow ⓘ
structure	multi-movement orchestral work ⓘ
style	Russian nationalist ⓘ
tonalCenter	C minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ
usesFolkMelodies	Ukrainian folk songs ⓘ
usesFolkMelodiesFrom	Ukraine ⓘ
usesTheme	Ukrainian folk song "Down by Mother Volga" ⓘ Ukrainian folk song "Spin, O My Spinner" ⓘ Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" ⓘ
workTitle	Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 self-link ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 → precededBy → Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ⓘ

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 → workTitle → Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 self-link ⓘ

Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"