Symphony No. 3 in D major

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Symphony No. 3 in D major is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s only symphony in a major key, notable for its five-movement structure and dance-like character.

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Symphony No. 3 in D major canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alternativeTitle Polish Symphony NERFINISHED
approximateDuration 45 minutes
catalogNumber Op. 29
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
compositionEndYear 1875
compositionStartYear 1875
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dedicatedTo Karl Davidov NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1879
followedBy Symphony No. 4 in F minor NERFINISHED
genre Romantic symphony
hasForm multi-movement symphonic form
hasNickname Polish
influencedBy Western European symphonic tradition
key D major
languageOfTitle Russian
movement I. Introduzione e Allegro
II. Alla tedesca
III. Andante elegiaco NERFINISHED
IV. Scherzo
V. Finale
movementCountType five-movement structure
notableCharacteristic dance-like character
only Tchaikovsky symphony in a major key
notableFeature finale with polonaise character
unusual five-movement layout for a symphony of its time
numberOfMovements 5
orchestration orchestra
originalTitle Симфония № 3 ре мажор
originalTitleTransliteration Simfoniya No. 3 re mazhor NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
placeInOeuvre third of Tchaikovsky’s numbered symphonies
precededBy Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Little Russian" NERFINISHED
premiereCity Moscow NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Russian Empire NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1875-11-19
publisher P. Jurgenson NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic colorful orchestration
prominent use of dance rhythms
strong rhythmic drive
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall
workNumber Symphony No. 3 NERFINISHED

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Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony alternativeName Symphony No. 3 in D major
Polish Symphony workTitle Symphony No. 3 in D major
V. Finale (Allegro con fuoco) partOfWorkTitle Symphony No. 3 in D major