Festival Coronation March

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Festival Coronation March is a ceremonial orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed to celebrate a Russian imperial coronation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert march
orchestral work
basedOn imperial Russian ceremonial traditions
catalogueStatus published
commissionedFor coronation of Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
composerNationality Russian
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dedicatedTo Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceLocation Moscow NERFINISHED
genre ceremonial music
march
orchestral music
hasForm single-movement march
hasHistoricalPeriod Romantic era NERFINISHED
hasInstrumentation brass
harp
percussion
strings
woodwinds
hasKey D major (commonly attributed)
hasPart central march section
orchestral introduction
triumphal coda
hasWorkNumbering no opus number (occasional piece)
inception 1883
language none (instrumental)
movementNumber 1
notableFor use in Russian imperial coronation festivities
occasion imperial coronation ceremony
originalTitleLanguage Russian
partOf Tchaikovsky ceremonial and occasional works NERFINISHED
scoredFor full symphony orchestra
style late Romantic
tempoMarking march tempo
titleLanguage English
usesMotif Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar!" NERFINISHED

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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire includesWork Festival Coronation March