III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro (in F major)
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"III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro (in F major)" is the lively, rhythmically playful third movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, notable for its distinctive pizzicato string writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
orchestral work movement
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symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedWorkKey | F minor (overall symphony key) ⓘ |
| associatedWorkOpusNumber | Op. 36 GENERATED ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Tchaikovsky orchestral works ⓘ |
| character | scherzo ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWithOtherMovements |
more playful and delicate than the dramatic first movement
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serves as a light interlude before the energetic finale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasMovementAfter | IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco ⓘ |
| hasMovementBefore | II. Andantino in modo di canzona ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 19th-century Russian symphonic music ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Western European scherzo tradition ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | pizzicato ostinato in the strings ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
strings play almost entirely pizzicato
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woodwinds and brass often play legato against pizzicato strings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
NERFINISHED
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four-movement structure of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often performed with very precise articulation in the strings
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requires careful balance between pizzicato strings and winds ⓘ |
| positionInWork | penultimate movement ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1878 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWork | premiered as part of Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 ⓘ |
| recordedAsPartOf | complete recordings of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacter | light and playful ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| textureFeature | transparent orchestral textures ⓘ |
| title | Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 5–8 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| usesForm | scherzo and trio-like structure ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
ostinato
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pizzicato ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Italian (for movement title) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
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