Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 "Suite caractéristique"
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Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 "Suite caractéristique" is a multi-movement orchestral suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, noted for its vivid character pieces and colorful instrumentation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composition
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orchestral suite ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
TH 31
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ČW 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement suite ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Jeu de sons
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Rêves d’enfant NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo burlesque ⓘ Valse ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dance-inspired movements
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programmatic character indications ⓘ use of prominent woodwind colors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French musical style
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ballet idioms ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| movementLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notedFor |
colorful instrumentation
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vivid character pieces ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 53 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Tchaikovsky orchestral suites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | P. Jurgenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | Suite caractéristique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Suite No. 2 in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 35 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
contrasting character pieces
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rich Romantic harmony ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | second orchestral suite by Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
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Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 "Suite caractéristique"
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