Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29

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Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 is a symphonic work by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notable as his only symphony written in a major key and often nicknamed the "Polish" Symphony.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Polish Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
surface form: Symphony No. 3 in D major

Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ
associatedNationality Russian ⓘ
catalogueNumber TH 26 ⓘ
ČW 26 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1875 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1875 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Karl Davydov ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1875 ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 ⓘ
genre Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasForm multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ
influencedBy Western European symphonic tradition ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Introduzione e Allegro (Moderato assai – Allegro brillante) ⓘ
II. Alla tedesca (Allegro moderato e semplice) ⓘ
III. Andante elegiaco ⓘ
IV. Scherzo (Allegro vivo) ⓘ
V. Finale (Allegro con fuoco) ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
nickname Polish ⓘ
notableCharacteristic only Tchaikovsky symphony in a major key ⓘ
notableFor unusual five-movement layout for a symphony of its time ⓘ
use of polonaise rhythm in the finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 29 ⓘ
orchestration symphony orchestra ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfComposition Russia ⓘ
precededBy Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ⓘ
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
premiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
premiereDate 1875-11-19 ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow ⓘ
publisher P. Jurgenson ⓘ
structureFeature five-movement symphony ⓘ
styleCharacteristic bright orchestration ⓘ
strong dance rhythms ⓘ
use of polonaise-like finale ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 45 minutes ⓘ
workByComposerNumbering Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ
surface form: Tchaikovsky symphony No. 3

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“Diamonds” → musicFrom → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
subject surface form: Diamonds
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 3 in D major
TH 26 → refersToWork → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
ČW 26 → refersTo → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony → alternativeName → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
Polish Symphony → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
V. Finale (Allegro con fuoco) → partOf → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"