Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29

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orchestral work symphony

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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Surface form	Occurrences
Symphony No. 3 in D major	1

Statements (47)

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

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

“Diamonds” → musicFrom → Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ

subject surface form: Diamonds