Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (string sextet with orchestral arrangements)
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Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 is a richly melodic string sextet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, often performed both in its original chamber form and in various orchestral arrangements.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 | 44 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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composition ⓘ string sextet ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard chamber music repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 70 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1890 ⓘ |
| dateRevised | 1892 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | St. Petersburg Chamber Music Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedAs |
chamber work
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orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| genre | chamber music ⓘ |
| hasOrchestralArrangement |
chamber orchestra arrangement
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string orchestra arrangement ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | String Sextet in D minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Souvenir de Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tchaikovsky’s visit to Florence ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio cantabile e con moto
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Allegretto moderato ⓘ Allegro con spirito ⓘ Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
richly melodic writing
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use of Russian folk-like themes ⓘ virtuosic string writing ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 70 ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | string sextet ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Jurgenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
two cellos
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two violas ⓘ two violins ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Memory of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 35 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumber | 70 ⓘ |
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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire
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Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (string sextet with orchestral arrangements)
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