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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

Works page 6 of 53

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
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Reverie — —— PianoClassical 5
Suite No. 1, Op. 43 — Op. 43— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 5
Suite No. 2, Op. 53 — Op. 53— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 5
Suite No. 4, "Mozartiana", Op. 61 — Op. 61— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 6
The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasia, Op. 18 — Op. 18— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 6
Symphony No. 6 In B Minor (Pathetique) (Iv. Finale) — —B minor Piano— 4
Chicken Reel (Traditional) — —— Piano— 5
"Maman (Mamma), Op. 39 No. 3 (published as No. 4)" — Op. 39 No. 3— Piano— 5
Polka, from Children's Album, Op. 39 — Op. 39— Piano— 5
Piano Concerto No. 1 - Opening — —— PianoClassical 5
Morning Prayer, Op. 39, No. 1 From the Album for the Young — Op. 39, No. 1— Piano— 9
November: "Troika" Drive — —— Piano— 5
Symphony No. 3 in D Minor ("Polish"), Op. 29, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 29D minor Piano— 4
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor ("Pathetique"), Op. 74, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 74B minor Piano— 5
June: Barcarole — —— Piano— 6
September: Hunt — —— Piano— 6
Humoresque, Opus 10, No. 2 — Opus 10, No. 2— Piano— 3
Reverie du Soir, Opus 19, No. 1 — Opus 19, No. 1— Piano— 4
Mazurka from Children's Album — —— Piano— 5
Piano Concerto - 2nd Movement Theme — —— Piano— 5
The New Doll from Children's Album — —— Piano— 5
Mazurka for Dancing — —— Piano— 6
Dance Scene (An Invitation to Trepak) — —— Piano— 5
Allegro (Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor Op.23) — Op.23B-Flat minor Piano— 5
Six Pieces, Op. 51 — Op. 51— Piano— 5
Theme From Swanlake — —— Flute, violin, Recorder— 6
Early French Song — —— Flute— 5
Polka from Album for the Young, Op. 39 #2 — Op. 39— Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor SaxophoneClassical 10
Symphony No. 4 1877-78Wikidata —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, PiccoloClassical 5
Douce Reverie from Album for the Young, Op. 39 #21 — Op. 39— Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, English Horn, Saxophone, Viola, TenorClassical 11
5. Entrance of Parents — —— Harp, Cello, Timpani, percussion— 5
1) Old French Air — —— Cello— 6
3. Danse de Cygnes — —— Harp, Timpani, percussion— 4
Valse Des Fleurs — —— Piano, percussionClassical 6
Concerto No. 1 In C — —— Harmonica— 6
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes — —— Banjo— 5
The Canary — —— Piano, Voice— 6
Tatiana's Letter Scene — —— Voice— 7
The Lord Is My Shepherd — —— Voice— 4
Polka [Op. 39, No. 14] — Op. 39, No. 14— Piano— 7
The Peasant Plays the Harmonica [Op. 39, No. 12] — Op. 39, No. 12— Piano— 6
In Church, Op. 39, No. 23 — Op. 39, No. 23— PianoClassical 6
A Dream — —— SaxophoneClassical 5
Variation De La Fee De Lilas — —— —— 5
Mozartiana — —— ClarinetClassical 6
Symphony No. 3 In D Major, Opus 20 1872IMSLP Opus 20D major ClarinetClassical 6
Opening Theme Performed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — —— PianoClassical, pop 5
"Polka, Op. 39 No. 10 " Performed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Op. 39 No. 10— Piano— 5

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.