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Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich
1840-1893
(b nr Votkinsk, north-eastern Russia, 25 April/7 May 1840; d St Petersburg, 25 Oct/6 Nov 1893). Russian
Overture 1812, op.49, TH 49 (Ouverture solennelle) <1880>
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Extra brass ("banda") ad libitum: 4 2 2 2 — perc. A useful audio sample cannon shot may be downloaded free from the Robert Wendel Music site wendelmusic.com under "Useful Audio Samples."
At one point, the Russian state publishers replaced the prominent Czarist hymn quoted in this work with a tune more "correct" politically. (In the composer's March slave the same offending tune was merely deleted reducing the length of the work by 7 bars.) These mutilated versions found their way into certain Dover publications. Exercise caution.
Similarly, an ending that introduces the national anthem of the USA has been created by Byrwec Ellison (davidbundler@hotmail.com).
Various choral parts have also been created for use with this work. Faber publishes one by Carl Davis with English text by Keith Boyd; Schirmer published one by Igor Buketoff with Russian and English texts.
At one point, the Russian state publishers replaced the prominent Czarist hymn quoted in this work with a tune more "correct" politically. (In the composer's March slave the same offending tune was merely deleted reducing the length of the work by 7 bars.) These mutilated versions found their way into certain Dover publications. Exercise caution.
Similarly, an ending that introduces the national anthem of the USA has been created by Byrwec Ellison (davidbundler@hotmail.com).
Various choral parts have also been created for use with this work. Faber publishes one by Carl Davis with English text by Keith Boyd; Schirmer published one by Igor Buketoff with Russian and English texts.