Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

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orchestral work serenade string orchestra composition

Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 is a lyrical and warmly expressive string orchestra work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, celebrated for its graceful melodies and classical elegance.

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Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 canonical 5
Serenade in C major for string orchestra, Op. 48 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
serenade ⓘ
string orchestra composition ⓘ
approximateDuration 30 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber TH 48 ⓘ
chronology composed shortly after the 1812 Overture ⓘ
composedInYear 1880 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
composerOpinion highly valued by Tchaikovsky himself ⓘ
compositionLocation Moscow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Karl Albrecht ⓘ
dedicationType dedicated to a colleague and cellist ⓘ
firstPublisher P. Jurgenson ⓘ
genre Romantic orchestral music ⓘ
serenade ⓘ
hasArrangement piano four-hands arrangement ⓘ
version for string quartet ⓘ
inCatalogue Tchaikovsky complete works catalogues ⓘ
influencedBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfWork N/A (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina ⓘ
II. Valse ⓘ
III. Élégie ⓘ
IV. Finale (Tema russo) ⓘ
notableFor classical elegance ⓘ
graceful melodies ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 48 ⓘ
orchestration cellos ⓘ
double basses ⓘ
violas ⓘ
violins ⓘ
partOf Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
popularIn concert repertoire for string orchestra ⓘ
premiereCity St. Petersburg ⓘ
premiereConductor Eduard Nápravník ⓘ
premiereYear 1881 ⓘ
scoredFor string orchestra ⓘ
structure modeled on classical serenade form ⓘ
style classically inspired ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
warmly expressive ⓘ
themeType Russian folk-inspired themes in finale ⓘ
workOf Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ

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“Serenade” → musicTitle → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
subject surface form: Serenade
“Serenade” → basedOn → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
subject surface form: Serenade
Theme and Variations (final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 3) → relatedWork → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
III. Élégie → partOf → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Serenade in C major for string orchestra, Op. 48