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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 7 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
Russian Song, Op. 39, No. 12 — Op. 39, No. 12— Piano— 6
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, "Pathetique", Op. 74 - Second Movement — Op. 74B minor —Classical 6
Manfred, Symphony after Byron, Op. 58 - Third Movement — Op. 58— —Classical 6
Hamlet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare, Op. 67 - Part 1 — Op. 67— —Classical 7
Sweet Dream Op. 39 No. 21 from "Children's Album" — Op. 39 No. 21— Piano— 5
Arioso of Hermann from the opera "The Queen of Spades" — —— Piano— 5
Arioso from the opera "Mazepa" 1881–83.IMSLP —— Piano— 5
The Enchantress : When your eyes look down from old Nizhny town — —— —— 3
Queen of Spades : Sorrow and fear overwhelm me — —— —— 4
15. 1872–80 (unfinished)*IMSLP —— —— 992
The Organ-Grinder Sings — —— —— 12
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1 in D Major, Op. 43 — Op. 43D major Piano, Hands— 5
Theme from Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23 — Op.23B-Flat minor —— 5
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: d) Danse arabe. Allegretto — op. 71a— PianoClassical 4
Valse-scherzo, TH 146, ČW 183 — —— PianoClassical 3
Sixteen Songs for Children, op. 54: no. 5. Legend — op. 54— PianoClassical 5
One Who Has Yearn'd, Alone — —— VoiceClassical 1
Sleep! - medium (words by D. Merezhkovsky) — —— —— 2
Only Thou Alone - medium (words by A. Pleshcheyev from A. Kristen) — —— —— 4
O verweil! — —— Piano, Low Voice— 4
Canzonetta — —— Piano, violin, ClarinetClassical 4
Two Songs Without Words {mendelssohn, Felix] — —— Piano— 4
My Guardian, My Angel, My Friend — —— Piano, Low Voice— 5
Rest You Now, O My Heart — —— Piano, Low Voice— 5
O Sleep, Unhappy Friend — —— Piano, Low Voice— 5
I Greet You All, You Woods and Forests — —— Piano, Low Voice— 5
My Friend, Not A Word Now — —— Piano, Voice High— 5
The Bride's Lament — —— Piano, Voice High— 4
1. January - By The Hearth — —— PianoClassical 6
Mamma — —— PianoClassical 5
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice — —— Piano— 4
Golliwogg's Cake-Walk — —— Piano— 4
4. Andante — —— Piano, Cello, Horn, Trombone— 4
The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame), Introduction — —— PianoClassical 4
Waltz, Op. 39, No. 8 — Op. 39, No. 8— Piano— 7
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique) - 1st Movement Theme — —— Piano— 4
Piano Concerto No. 1 - 1st Movement Theme — —— Piano— 5
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique) - 2nd Movement Theme — —— Piano— 4
The Horseman — —— Piano— 5
Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 — Op. 29D major Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 4
Manfred, Symphony after Byron, Op. 58 — Op. 58— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 4
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44 — Op. 44G major Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 6
Hamlet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare, Op. 67 — Op. 67— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 4
Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad after Mickiewicz, Op. 78 — Op. 78— Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussion— 5
Cowboy Song — —— PianoClassical 4
Michael Row The Boat Ashore — —— Piano— 4
Symphony No. 6 In B Minor (Pathetique) (Ii. Allegro Con Grazia) — —B minor Piano— 4
There Is a Tavern in the Town — —— Piano— 4

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.