Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55
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Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 is a large-scale orchestral suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notable for its expansive final theme and variations movement and its rich, Romantic orchestration.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral suite ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 45 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueIn | Tchaikovsky orchestral works ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century classical music ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral music
ⓘ
suite ⓘ |
| hasFinaleType | theme and variations ⓘ |
| hasKeyOfFinale | G major ⓘ |
| hasKeyOfFirstMovement | G major ⓘ |
| hasProminentInstrumentalWritingFor |
brass
GENERATED
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percussion GENERATED ⓘ strings GENERATED ⓘ woodwinds GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSection | extended variation set in the finale ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Western European Romantic orchestral tradition ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tchaikovsky’s orchestral suites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Scherzo
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Theme and Variations ⓘ Valse mélancolique NERFINISHED ⓘ Élégie ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive final theme and variations movement
ⓘ
rich Romantic orchestration ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 55 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic period ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralCharacteristic | cyclical four-movement design ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceMedium | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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