Composer

Peter Tchaikovsky

2,512 works in the index

Birthplace: Votkinsk
Citizenship / historical state: Russian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Tchaikovsky wrote the most recognisable orchestral music of the nineteenth century and a great deal of piano and vocal music that almost nobody plays, and the catalogue reflects both — thousands of entries, most of them arrangements of the famous works for every conceivable combination.

The genuine piano repertoire worth knowing is The Seasons, twelve character pieces of moderate difficulty that are among the best intermediate Romantic writing there is, and the Album for the Young, which is exactly what it says. The First Piano Concerto is advanced and the arrangements of it are legion; check what you are buying, because "Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto" covers everything from the full two-piano score to an eight-bar simplification.

For the ballets, the same caution applies twice over. Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty exist as full scores, piano reductions, suites, and hundreds of arrangements at every grade. The listing rarely tells you which, so look at the page count.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, violin, Flute, Orchestra, Cello
Genres represented: Classical, Christmas, pop, Jazz, Pop
Works with composition dates: 44 of 2,512

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva	1876IMSLP	op. 71a	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Orchestra, Double Bass, Clarinet, Recorder, Harmonica, Viola	Classical, Pop, Christmas	301
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49	1880IMSLP	op. 49	E-flat major	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Orchestra, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Tuba, perc	Jazz, Classical, Pop	186
Serenade	1880IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Voice High	Classical	102
Capriccio Italien, op. 45	—	op. 45	—	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Orchestra, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpan	Classical	80
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tenor Saxophone	Rock, Classical, Pop	50
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace	—	op. 71a	—	Piano, Harp, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, percus	Classical, Christmas	73
Andante cantabile, TH 63, ČW 348	1871IMSLP	—	—	Piano, violin, Saxophone	Classical, Pop	62
First Movement Excerpt (From Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor)	—	—	B-flat minor	Piano	Classical	17
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64	—	Op. 64	E minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet	Classical	25
Tchaikovsky: Fifty Russian Folk Songs	—	—	—	Piano, Hands	—	50
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato	—	op. 71a	—	Piano, Harp, Cello, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Piccolo, percussion, Saxophone, Vi	Classical, Christmas	33
Arabian Dance	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Recorder, Piccolo, per	Classical	49
Overture from The Nutcracker	—	—	—	—	—	20
Dance Of The Reed-Flutes	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Cello, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, percussion, Saxophone, Tenor Saxo	Classical	25
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor ('Pathetique')	—	—	B minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet	Classical	19
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36	1877-78IMSLP	Op. 36	F minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet	Classical	23
Third Movement Excerpt (From Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor)	—	—	B-flat minor	Piano	Classical	15
Autumn, op. 54 no. 14	1876IMSLP	op. 54 no. 14	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	24
The 3	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin, bass, Orchestra, percussion, Viola	—	29
Old French Song	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	—	28
None But the Lonely Heart	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Tuba, Harmonica, Voice High, Low Voice	Classical	28
Chanson Triste	—	—	—	Guitar	—	42
Aveu passionné, TH 148, ČW 185	1891IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	26
Impromptu, TH 147, ČW 184	1884IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	20
Second Movement Excerpt (From Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor)	—	—	B-flat minor	Piano	Classical	12
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37A	—	Op. 37A	—	Piano	—	24
6. June - Barcarolle	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	19
Night, TH 88, ČW 318	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Voice, Low Voice	Classical	23
The New Doll	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	—	18
Mazurka	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Timpani, percussion	Classical	16
6 Pieces, op. 51 no. 6: Valse sentimentale	—	op. 51 no. 6	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	17
Sweet Dream (Douce Reverie), Op. 39, No. 21	—	Op. 39, No. 21	—	Piano	Classical	13
A Winter Morning	—	—	—	Piano	—	16
In a Little French Village	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	15
Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 2	1871Wikidata	Op. 10, No. 2	—	Piano, violin	—	11
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco	—	op. 36	F minor	Flute, violin, Orchestra	Classical	16
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23	—	op. 23	B-flat minor	Piano	Classical	12
Neapolitan Dance-Song	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	17
Chant sans paroles, Op. 2, No. 3	1867IMSLP	Op. 2, No. 3	—	Piano, Organ, Cello, violin	Classical	18
Chanson Triste, Op. 40, No. 2	—	Op. 40, No. 2	—	Piano, Organ, Flute	Classical	11
The Nurse's Tale	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	12
Morning Prayer	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	9
In Church	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, violin, Double Bass, Viola	Classical	10
Scherzo	—	—	—	Piano, violin	—	9
Winter Morning	—	—	—	—	—	15
Tchaikovsky: Selected Works, Volume I	—	—	—	Piano	—	15
Polonaise (From "Eugene Onegin")	—	—	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	12
The Sick Doll	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	11

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 99258155. Portrait: Nikolai Kuznetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.