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1812 Overture

1880 concert overture by Tchaikovsky
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q212776

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Inception
1880[6]
Genre
patriotic music[2]
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[1]
Country of origin
Russia[5]
Date of first performance
August 20, 1882[11]
Dedicated to
French invasion of Russia[7]
Depicts
French invasion of Russia[4]
Form of creative work
overture[16]
Has melody
La Marseillaise, God Save the Tsar![13][14]
Instrumentation
orchestra, cannon[9][10]
Named after
1812[3]
Opus number
49[17]
Set in period
1812[15]
Title
Торжественная увертюра «1812 год»[12]
Tonality
E-flat major[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Year 1812 Solemn Overture en The Year 1812 en 1812 Overture ar افتتاحيه ١٨١٢ ar افتتاحية 1812 ar افتتاحية ١٨١٢ ar افتتاحيه 1812 cs 1812 cs Slavnostní předehra 1812 cs předehra 1812 da 1812-ouverturen de 1812 Ouvertüre de Ouvertüre 1812 de Ouvertüre solennelle 1812 el Ουβερτούρα 1812 es Obertura Solemne 1812 es 1812 Overture es Obertura 1812 fa اوورتور ۱۸۱۲ fi 1812 alkusoitto
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
178230196
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82010302
GND ID
300034148
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1812 overture.jpg ↗
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002370139
BBC Things ID
7240eaae-3d23-4319-b840-21c5e5ac7ec8
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13910193f
CANTIC ID
981058513452206706
Carnegie Hall work ID
18188
Freebase ID
/m/01ptsd
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
1812-ouverturen
IMSLP ID
1812_Overture,_Op.49_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr), 1812_Overture,_Op.49_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr_Ilyich)
Show all 21 identifiers +9
ISWC
T-911.504.173-1
J9U entity ID
987007504330305171
MuseScore ID
4145221
MusicBrainz work ID
36dfecf2-b58c-3997-a629-3b34979791ae
Namuwiki ID
1812년 서곡
Quora topic ID
1812-Overture
Reference URL
www.youtube.com
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058513452206706
WikiKids ID
Ouverture_1812

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Has melody 2
La Marseillaise, God Save the Tsar!
Instrumentation 2
orchestra, cannon
Mb:musical quotation 2
La Marseillaise, God Save the Tsar!
← Mb:composer 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Country of origin 1
Russia
Created notable works 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dedicated to 1
French invasion of Russia
Depicts 1
French invasion of Russia
Form of creative work 1
overture
Named after 1
1812
Set in period 1
1812
Tonality 1
E-flat major
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sandgate
← Mb:based on 1
God Save the Tsar!
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